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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The German Hercules.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What boast do Luther's enemies make?
(a) that he will be sent to Africa
(b) that he will recant
(c) that he will be burned at the stake
(d) that he will be excommunicated

2. In what area does Luther distinguish himself at the university?
(a) as a student advocate
(b) as a lecturer on the Apostle Paul
(c) as a defender of the Catholic church
(d) as a parochial preacher

3. How is Luther received at Heidelberg?
(a) as a heretic
(b) as a guest of honor
(c) as an outcast
(d) as a prisoner

4. Who is the disruptive Humanist of Luther's day?
(a) Melanchthon
(b) Wycliffe
(c) Frederick the Wise
(d) Erasmus

5. What doctrine does the church maintain?
(a) the authority to decrease time in purgatory
(b) the authority of the Bible
(c) the Roman pontiff as the infallible rule of faith
(d) the right to question the Pope's edicts

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to be offered for contributions made on November first?

2. What does the Reformation call the issuance of indulgences?

3. From what is it that Luther insists no man can separate another?

4. What is Humanism?

5. Why is the issuance of indulgences popular with the Pope?

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