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

2. What upset the canonists most about Luther's views on the mass?

3. What startling accusation does Luther make in the debate?

4. When was Luther allowed to take his monastic vow?

5. Why does Luther preach against indulgences?

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. What is the legal argument Luther makes against the legality of his case?

3. How do Luther's beliefs undermine the role of priests?

4. How does Luther attempt to use the confessional?

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

6. What is the official church position on heresy?

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

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

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

10. Why is Luther under a papal ban and how does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay on your ideas about sin and salvation. Relate your opinions to those of Martin Luther who obsessed about doing enough good to stand justified before his God. Be specific on how your perception of sin differs from that of Luther.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on how Martin Luther saw God in nature. In the paper point out how his early love of natural beauty of the world grew as he developed his theology. Give your opinion as to whether God can be observed in the natural world unless one first believes in God.

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