Author Question: Mysticism in the fourteenth century A) was especially advocated by the nominalist school of ... (Read 699 times)

chads108 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Meister Eckhart

A) challenged the works of Thomas Aquinas in public disputations.
B) was a mystic who claimed that one could achieve a union of the soul with God.
C) was a noted leader of the flagellants who turned to persecution of the Jews.
D) led the reform of the Franciscan order in Germany.
E) rejected the leadership of the pope and was burnt at the stake.

Question 2

___________________ __ was the first national park.

A) Glacier
B) Yosemite
C) Yellowstone
D) Rocky Mountain
E) Denali

Question 3

The mystic who founded the Modern Devotion movement and led the group known as the Brothers of the Common Life was

A) Meister Eckhart.
B) Marsiglio of Padua.
C) Thomas Aquinas.
D) William of Occam.
E) Gerard Groote.

Question 4

The greatest purveyors of the U.S. West as a travel destination was (were)

A) painters.
B) railroad companies.
C) literature.
D) travelogues.
E) magazine articles.

Question 5

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

A) was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam.
B) particularly took hold in France and Spain.
C) emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God.
D) was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church.
E) abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism.