1. Why did the Reformation begin in the early sixteenth century rather than in the fourteenth century, at the time of Wycliffe and Hus? Describe the conditions and personalities responsible for starting the Reformation.
2. How did Martin Luther's personality traits relate to his role and actions in the Reformation? In what ways did Luther's theology mark a break with the church? Why did many Germans choose to follow Luther?
3. What role did the printing press play in the Reformation?
4. Did the Reformation make the lives of minister easier by allowing them to marry?
5. What were Calvin's major achievements? Explain predestination and role it played in Calvinist thought.
6. In what ways did the radical reformers differ from the other Protestants? Why did Luther respond to peasant uprisings as he did?
7. How did Protestantism affect the lives of women?
8. What did Münster symbolize in early modern Europe? Was the symbolism fair?
9. How did the Reformation in England differ from that in Germany? How did it develop differently in Hungary and Poland?
10. What forces did Protestantism confront in France? Why did France not become a Protestant country?
11. What role did the Jesuits and the Inquisition play in the Counter Reformation? What did the Counter Reformation accomplish in western and eastern Europe? Were Protestants more tolerant than Catholics? Why or why not?
12. What did Protestantism contribute to the development of the modern world?