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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom are the ninety-five theses given?
(a) to the archbishop
(b) to the rubbish collectors
(c) to the Pope
(d) to the printer for all Germany

2. Why does Hans Luther say his son should study to earn a living and not enter the monastery?
(a) because he is too young to know his own mind
(b) because Hans is ashamed to have his son beg
(c) because he should honor his mother's and father's wishes
(d) because Hans is not a Catholic

3. What label does Humanism place on the indulgences?
(a) forward thinking
(b) a religious right
(c) silliness and superstition
(d) clever fund raising

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

5. When was Luther allowed to take his monastic vow?
(a) sixmonths after his arrival
(b) at the end of the first year
(c) two years after he joined
(d) almost immediately

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens Erasmus?

2. When is Luther awakened for morning prayers?

3. What great movement relates itself to the Reformation?

4. How does Luther see the nature of man?

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

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