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The sacraments by which medieval Christians hoped to receive the grace of God


A) were but one of several paths to salvation available to orthodox Christians.
B) were codified by an early thirteenth-century church council.
C) were first introduced by the Waldensians.
D) could be administered by any Christian.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following features did NOT differentiate Gothic cathedrals from Romanesque?


A) The flying buttress
B) Rib vaults
C) Latin-cross floor plans
D) Pointed arches

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Most Gothic churches were dedicated to


A) Jesus.
B) Saint Denis.
C) the Virgin Mary.
D) Saint Francis.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Saint Francis differed from the monastics that preceded him because he


A) rejected apostolic poverty.
B) was a mystic.
C) rejected a cloistered life.
D) All these answers are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The popular medieval drama Everyman is an example of a


A) morality play.
B) mystery play.
C) mysticism miracle play.
D) tragic play.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The entrance portal of the Romanesque cathedral symbolized


A) humanity's fall from grace.
B) the inevitability of death.
C) reason's superiority over faith.
D) the pathway to salvation.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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