Final Exam Spring 2011

Answer two of the following questions in essay form. An adequate answer will be at least 4 pages in length using the formatting guidelines linked to the syllabus. The final grade will be based on how well your response incorporates evidence from the reading assignments.

1) The Cheese and the Worms describes Menocchio's trial as part of a larger "war on popular culture". Discuss the social and cultural factors behind Menocchio's trial as well as the witch craze in the sixteenth century. How do these phenomena fit into the trend of "social disciplining"?

2) The readings on "social disciplining" and "confessionalization" suggest that religious reform and the emphasis on "godliness" went hand in hand with the centralization of state authority. Discuss.

3) How did the Reformation affect women?