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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Luther an international figure?

2. What does The Babylonian Captivity assert?

3. What does Luther conclude that salvation cannot rest upon?

4. What belief does Luther hold about his becoming a monk?

5. Spiritually, what does Luther face in Wittenberg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the objection to Luther's views on the mass?

2. Describe Luther's struggle of faith after coming to Wittenberg.

3. What is the initial result of Luther's attacks on the practice of selling indulgences?

4. Describe Luther's busy life in Wittenberg.

5. What is Luther's challenge to indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses he tacks to the door of Castle Church?

6. How does Luther attempt to use the confessional?

7. Describe the daily prayer life in the monastery.

8. What are the divergent attitudes toward Luther during his lifetime?

9. Describe the rigors of monastic life.

10. What describes the stressful nature of Luther's relationship with his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the changing attitudes toward religion today. Mention the decline in traditional church attendance and the rise of mega churches. State your opinion on why attitudes toward religion tend to change with the times.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about church and state. Begin with the autocratic rule of the Holy Roman Empire up to the time of the Reformation. Include how church still played a significant role in the German political system after the Reformation. Add your opinion about church involvement in the politics of government today.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about religious tolerance. In your essay discuss how Luther wanted religious tolerance for his beliefs but demonstrated his own intolerance for Jews and others who disagreed with him. State your opinion about how religious tolerance can be achieved.

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