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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what condition is Luther admitted into the monastery?
(a) wearing only street clothes
(b) a large payment from his father
(c) one year's probation
(d) working as the monastery cook

2. 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) He made sacrifice once and for all upon the cross.
(c) He cannot die over and over again.
(d) To resacrifice Christ is to kill God.

3. What is Humanism?
(a) the belief that there is no God
(b) the theory that humans are part of God
(c) the idea that humans invented God
(d) the belief that the proper interest of mankind is man

4. What is the effect of the cartoon showing Jesus washing the disciples' feet while the Pope has his foot kissed?
(a) the Pope is shamed
(b) The Pope is elevated
(c) no one gets the point
(d) Christ is belittled

5. What does Luther deny in the debate?
(a) the right to disagree with him
(b) the Divine origin of the papacy
(c) the sin of disrupting the church
(d) the need to destroy the church

Short Answer Questions

1. What do arguments arise over before the debate?

2. How long is Luther a monk?

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

4. What is happening at the same time as the Renaissance?

5. Why is the issuance of indulgences popular with the Pope?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luther's disagreement with the church begin with the selling of indulgences on the Day of all Saints?

2. Describe briefly how Eck and Luther argue back and forth about papal infallibility.

3. Where is Luther's first assignment outside of the cloister?

4. Explain the Catholic idea of the Eucharist that Luther initially accepts.

5. Describe Luther's first years as a monk.

6. Briefly describe where different people stand in relationship to Luther and his defense.

7. What are the divergent attitudes toward Luther during his lifetime?

8. What steps are taken by the Vatican to justify trying Luther as a heretic?

9. What describes the stressful nature of Luther's relationship with his father?

10. How do the ninety-five theses get into the hands of the general public?

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