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Reflection Question 1
What was one of the major impacts of the cathedral-construction project during the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries?
1) It led to the founding of the first European universities.
2) It made travel between cities more attainable for greater numbers of people.
3) It caused the collapse of the Roman Catholic Church.
4) It led to the Protestant Reformation.
Reflection Question 2
What was the role of universities in the emergence of Scholasticism during the Middle Ages?
1) They diminished the importance of Scholasticism.
2) They provided an environment for the values of critical analysis, scholarly engagement, and intellectual freedom to be advanced.
3) They were irrelevant to the development of Scholasticism.
4) They contradicted the principles of Scholasticism.
Reflection Question 3
Which non-ecclesial development had a significant impact on the spread of ideas that fueled the Protestant Reformation?
1) The invention of the automobile.
2) The invention of moveable type by Johannes Gutenberg.
3) The advent of the internet.
4) The invention of the compass.
Reflection Question 4
How did the three developments within the Roman Church (cathedral construction, emergence of Scholasticism and universities, and monastic reform) contribute to the intellectual and devotional readiness for the Protestant Reformation?
Reflection Question 5
How did the invention of moveable type by Johannes Gutenberg contribute to the spread and acceptance of Martin Luther’s ideas?
Reflection Question 6
Reflect on how political situations, like that of Henry VIII’s court, have the ability to shape religious developments and traditions, using the example of the English Reformation.