Here I Stand: a Life of Martin Luther Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Here I Stand: a Life of Martin Luther Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Reformation call the issuance of indulgences?
(a) acceptable
(b) blasphemy
(c) irregular
(d) opinion

2. For whom does Luther contend complete remission of sins is granted?
(a) only to those who show worthy confession
(b) only to those who read the Bible
(c) only to those who obey the Pope
(d) only to those who fulfill all religious traditions

3. How does Luther view confession?
(a) a means of controlling people
(b) useful as long as it is not institutionalized
(c) only as a means of learning
(d) unnecessary and intrusive

4. What do the parishioners do when Luther refuses to sell indulgences?
(a) have relatives buy indulgences for them
(b) ban together in support of Luther
(c) write complaint letters to the Pope
(d) go to other parishes to buy them

5. What is often characteristic of Luther's emotional stability?
(a) dogged determination
(b) insecurity
(c) mood swings
(d) lacking self-confidence

6. How can many of Luther's supporters be classified?
(a) as the lunatic fringe
(b) as powerful and vocal
(c) as weak and insignificant
(d) as afraid for their lives

7. On what do Luther and Erasmus agree?
(a) The Church has become too legalistic.
(b) The Church must be preserved at all costs.
(c) The Church has become too big to manage.
(d) The Church is the only answer to humanism.

8. Why does Luther reject the idea that Christ is sacrificed again at the Lord's Supper?
(a) He only consented to die one time.
(b) To resacrifice Christ is to kill God.
(c) He cannot die over and over again.
(d) He made sacrifice once and for all upon the cross.

9. In what area does Luther distinguish himself at the university?
(a) as a defender of the Catholic church
(b) as a lecturer on the Apostle Paul
(c) as a parochial preacher
(d) as a student advocate

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

11. What do both Humanism and the Reformation do but for different reasons?
(a) make peace with the Pope
(b) keep peace among the people
(c) attack indulgences
(d) accept the Papal position

12. What is the purpose of confession?
(a) to get things off ones chest
(b) to admit all wrongdoing and seek absolution
(c) to offer a chance to buy indulgences
(d) to keep people from becoming too proud

13. What does Luther conclude that salvation cannot rest upon?
(a) on the dictates of the Pope
(b) on human achievement
(c) on false hope offered by the Devil
(d) on rituals of the church

14. On what grounds does Luther say undecided questions should not be considered heresy?
(a) Everyone is entitled to his opinion.
(b) There is nothing in the Bible about indulgences.
(c) The doctrine of indulgences has not been declared officially.
(d) The doctrine of indulgences has not been debated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luther's family's social status?

2. Who must decide where, when, and how to deal with Luther?

3. How often does Luther pray?

4. Where is the Luther-Eck debate held?

5. What is Hans Luther's occupation?

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