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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the translation process, what gives Luther a serious problem?
(a) his failing eyesight
(b) separating the Old Testament from the New
(c) reconciling the writings of James with the writings of Paul
(d) finding exact meanings for Greek words

2. What does Luther think about politics?
(a) politics is only to prohibit religion
(b) politics is God's way of working things out
(c) politics is the only answer for reform
(d) politics is peripheral to God's service

3. What, to Luther, is the ultimate problem?
(a) where to go to be safe
(b) apostacy in the Church
(c) man's relationship to God
(d) how to remain alive

4. What law does Luther insist should be null?
(a) any law that puts people into slavery
(b) any demand that is contrary to the Word of God
(c) any law that has different criteria for different classes
(d) any law that favors the princes only

5. To whom does Luther extend the concept of divine calling?
(a) farmers
(b) all worthy occupations
(c) ship captains
(d) altar boys

6. Why does Luther resist getting married?
(a) He thinks he has no time for marriage.
(b) He fears having children.
(c) He thinks he is doomed to martyrdom as a heretic.
(d) He thinks women are instruments of the Devil.

7. To whom does Luther extend the priesthood?
(a) all new converts
(b) all vocations
(c) all believers
(d) all Christian men

8. What chore does Luther perform at home after marrying Katherine?
(a) washing windows
(b) tending the orchard
(c) cleaning the floors
(d) taking care of the garden

9. How does Luther travel safely?
(a) by concealing his identity
(b) by traveling only at night
(c) by traveling in a large group
(d) by traveling with bodyguards

10. What does Luther believe a congregation should have?
(a) the right to vote
(b) the right to build new church buildings
(c) the right to appoint and remove the minister
(d) the right to alter the liturgy

11. From where does Luther believe salvation comes?
(a) through good deeds
(b) through the Word
(c) through the priest
(d) through the hymns

12. With what does Luther substitute for the chants sung by priests?
(a) religious cantatas
(b) organ music by classical composers
(c) hymns sung by the congregation
(d) arias sung by female voices

13. What is a matter of difference between Luther and Katherine?
(a) finances
(b) child discipline
(c) dietary preferences
(d) communication

14. What is something Bainton credits Luther for?
(a) making the German people look foolish to the world
(b) molding the character of the German people
(c) destroying much of German culture
(d) dividing the German people over religion

15. What are Luther's Monday and Tuesday sermons?
(a) on the Pauline epistles
(b) on the catechism
(c) on Bible reading
(d) on the family

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides sermons and pamphlets, what does Luther frequently write?

2. Although Luther agrees that war is necessary, what kind of warfare is he involved in?

3. What does Luther undertake to do in his lifetime?

4. Although preaching on the same topics, how does Luther keep his preaching fresh?

5. What does Luther mean by saying that God can forgive only a lusty sinner?

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