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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Saxon Hus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Luther go after leaving Erfurt?
(a) to Brandenberg
(b) to Rome
(c) to Wittenberg
(d) to Berlin

2. What does Luther insist is the final authority?
(a) the will of the people
(b) a coming messiah
(c) himself
(d) only Scripture

3. Why does Luther preach against indulgences?
(a) to make a name for himself
(b) to offer a better way of making money
(c) to warn his parishioners against spiritual pitfalls
(d) to see if anyone is listening to him

4. Besides himself, what does Luther begin to question?
(a) the Pope and the Catholic Church
(b) the lives of the people
(c) the truth of the Bible
(d) the traditions of the Church

5. What does Luther think he must do?
(a) sacrifice his life for salvation
(b) whatever good works he needs to do in order to save himself
(c) punish his body to keep himself concentrated on his goals
(d) learn all the traditions of the church

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luther say about his first year of monastic life?

2. How does Luther see the nature of man?

3. Finally, what authority does the Cum Postquam bestow upon the Pope?

4. What unusual thing happens to Martin Luther in 1505?

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

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