Question 1
Which statement most closely describes conditions in Scandinavia by the twelfth century?
a. It remained largely pagan and resistant to European culture.
b. It contained the continent's most powerful nation, Sweden.
c. It entered into a period of relative peace within and between local kingdoms.
d. It had accepted Christianity through the agency of local kings who wished to better organize and govern their states.
e. It abandoned their marriage alliances with the Holy Roman Empire.
Question 2
The text states that the most important controversy of early Christianity involved
a. taxation and church revenues.
b. the role of women in the church.
c. clerical leadership.
d. the relationship between the teachings of Jesus and Saint Paul.
e. the relationship between God and Christ.