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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the disruptive Humanist of Luther's day?

2. What do the parishioners do when Luther refuses to sell indulgences?

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

4. From what is it that Luther insists no man can separate another?

5. What is written on top of one of Luther's pictures?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Luther become both a national and an international figure?

3. What is the objection to Luther's views on the mass?

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

5. How does Eck raise the question of tradition and how does Luther respond?

6. What is Luther's initial expectation about living as a monk?

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

8. Describe Luther's busy life in Wittenberg.

9. What is the official church position on heresy?

10. How does Luther come to view God after studying the Scriptures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about religious tolerance. In your essay discuss how Luther wanted religious tolerance for his beliefs but demonstrated his own intolerance for Jews and others who disagreed with him. State your opinion about how religious tolerance can be achieved.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the right to religious freedom of worship. Also include the right to have no religious preference at all. Discuss in your essay the injustice of having religion inflicted by the government.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on Roland Bainton's objectivity in writing Luther's biography. Mention specifically how he does not attempt to gloss over flaws in Luther's character and give specific examples from the book.

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