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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 begins to be offered for contributions made on November first?
(a) prayers for the dead
(b) a day of rest and prayer
(c) indulgences from the Pope
(d) extra hours for confession

2. Why does Luther resume his University studies?
(a) to qualify for the position of lector
(b) to satisfy his curiosity
(c) to learn to read Latin
(d) to have a way out of the cloister

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

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

5. Where does Luther believe the answers for living a Christian life can be found?
(a) in the stars
(b) in the Bible
(c) in the practice of good living
(d) in the edicts of the Pope

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luther see as man's greatest need?

2. Who is the first to make available in print the New Testament in the original Greek?

3. To whom are the ninety-five theses given?

4. Why does Luther preach against indulgences?

5. What books of the Bible does Luther use for his first lectures?

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