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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 does Luther's attack on indulgences do?
(a) It causes common people to re-evaluate religion.
(b) It brands him as a prophet.
(c) It makes him popular with the church hierarchy.
(d) It strikes at the revenue of his own institution.

2. How does Luther affirm the forgiveness of sins?
(a) the unmerited grace made possible by the cross of Christ
(b) the acts of contrition performed by humans
(c) the preordination of God for certain souls
(d) the support of the Church through sacrifice

3. What belief does Luther hold about his becoming a monk?
(a) that he will eventually become a bishop
(b) the expectation that he will stay in the cloister all his life
(c) that he will no longer sin
(d) the expectation that this will lead to his salvation

4. What makes Luther a national figure?
(a) his debate in Leipzig
(b) his arrest warrant from the Pope
(c) his picture in the newspapers
(d) his lectures at the university

5. What frightens Erasmus?
(a) Martin Luther
(b) the Church courts
(c) the threat of division and war implied in the Reformation
(d) the mood of the people

Short Answer Questions

1. What are indulgences intended for?

2. What does Luther maintain about excommunication from the fellowship here on earth?

3. Why does Luther resume his University studies?

4. Why does Hans Luther say his son should study to earn a living and not enter the monastery?

5. When is Luther awakened for morning prayers?

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