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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Here I Stand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luther deny?
(a) that he is suffering from delusions
(b) that he received his word by Divine revelation
(c) the Pope's power to release from or consign people to purgatory
(d) that he has said anything against the Pope's power

2. What does Luther vow to do?
(a) to recant his heretical views
(b) to leave Germany and never return
(c) to establish a new religion
(d) to defend the truth with his blood and death

3. How does Luther describe the idea that the Pope can deliver souls from purgatory?
(a) as audacious
(b) as found in the writings of Paul
(c) as Divine law
(d) as an undisputed truth

4. For whom are Luther's ninety-five theses intended?
(a) professional theologians
(b) university professors
(c) the Pope only
(d) the masses of the people

5. How does Luther fare as a novice in the monastery?
(a) The cannot tolerate the rough clothing.
(b) He falls asleep during night vigils.
(c) He is ashamed to beg.
(d) The rigorous life suits him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the commonly accepted belief about gaining the hereafter in Luther's Germany?

3. What makes Luther's stand on infant baptism difficult to explain?

4. On what grounds does Luther say undecided questions should not be considered heresy?

5. What does Luther believe that is in direct opposition with Papal authority?

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