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DSST Intro to World Religions Exam Prep

Category - World Religions

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Formally known as the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, what was the Spanish tribunal that was established on 1480 to monitor and maintain orthodoxy of converts from Judaism and Islam?
  1. The Crusades
  2. The Matadors
  3. The Moors
  4. Sephardic Society
  5. The Spanish Inquisition
Explanation
Answer: E - The Spanish Inquisition was a tribunal set-up by the monarchy to monitor converts and to remove unsupported religion from Spain. They were responsible for torturing numerous people, and for expelling Jews out of the country. The Spanish Inquisition was very endemic in Spanish society that it remained until the mid-19th century.
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