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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. Who believes that people can come together to defend the right of each person to believe what he wants?

2. What does Luther say about the life of a Christian?

3. How many services does Luther hold on Sundays?

4. What does Luther say is comforting and releases one for responsibility for his actions?

5. What does Luther get from his family life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bainton portray Luther's impact on marriage and the family?

2. Who ascends to the papacy after Leon X?

3. Briefly describe Luther's writing.

4. What continually stays with Luther in regard to his faith?

5. Describe the international impact of Martin Luther.

6. What is the territorial inequity involving Catholics and Lutherans?

7. What is the outcome of the Peasant War and how does Luther end up being viewed by the people?

8. State simply Luther's position on good works.

9. Why are some things Luther says alarming to those who hear him?

10. How does Luther plan to leave Wartburg Castle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about monasticism. Evaluate a life separate from the everyday world in terms of the good it does or does not do for the general population. Include Luther's saying that the Devil was quiet during his first year in the cloister. Give reasons that it is impossible for everyone to live in such isolation and whether you think that this kind of life actually does manage to avoid temptations.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on Roland Bainton's objectivity in writing Luther's biography. Mention specifically how he does not attempt to gloss over flaws in Luther's character and give specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on your ideas about sin and salvation. Relate your opinions to those of Martin Luther who obsessed about doing enough good to stand justified before his God. Be specific on how your perception of sin differs from that of Luther.

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