Quiz for Meister Eckhart: Anticlericalism And Popular Religion In The Late Middle Ages

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Quiz for Meister Eckhart: Anticlericalism And Popular Religion In The Late Middle Ages

Question 11.1

1. In Meister Eckhart's view (see Document 11.1), because God as Christ took on both human form and human nature,

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Correct. The answer is d. As Eckhart put it, "Everything good that all the saints have possessed, and Mary the mother of God, and Christ in his humanity, all that is my own in this human nature."
Incorrect. The answer is d. As Eckhart put it, "Everything good that all the saints have possessed, and Mary the mother of God, and Christ in his humanity, all that is my own in this human nature."

Question 11.2

2. According to Meister Eckhart (see Document 11.1), the assertion in John 3:16 that "God has sent his Only-Begotten Son into the world" is best understood to mean that

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Correct. The answer is c. Eckhart believed this passage should be interpreted as referring not to the material world, but rather to the inner world.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Eckhart believed this passage should be interpreted as referring not to the material world, but rather to the inner world.

Question 11.3

3. What motive did Eckhart (see Document 11.2) ascribe to his accusers in his response to his condemnation?

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Correct. The answer is b. Eckhart claimed his accusers were "envious people" who were jealous of his fame and reputation.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Eckhart claimed his accusers were "envious people" who were jealous of his fame and reputation.

Question 11.4

4. In the papal bull condemning Eckhart, the central charge against Eckhart (see Document 11.3) was that he

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Correct. The answer is c. According to the bull, Eckhart mistook the "Father of Lies" for an "angel of light," and as a result, "presented many things as dogma that were designed to cloud the true faith in the hearts of many."
Incorrect. The answer is c. According to the bull, Eckhart mistook the "Father of Lies" for an "angel of light," and as a result, "presented many things as dogma that were designed to cloud the true faith in the hearts of many."