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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 area is largely won within a decade of the Reformation?

2. What does Luther believe a congregation should have?

3. What does the second Diet of Speyer do for Germany?

4. Regardless of one's calling, what does Luther insist all should have?

5. What is a result of the expansion of the Reformation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Luther's stand on educating children?

2. Describe the international impact of Martin Luther.

3. Why are some things Luther says alarming to those who hear him?

4. State simply Luther's position on good works.

5. What is the outcome of the Peasant War and how does Luther end up being viewed by the people?

6. How does Luther view church and state?

7. Who ascends to the papacy after Leon X?

8. How does Luther manage to keep the interest in his preaching?

9. Briefly describe Luther's writing.

10. What two aspects of Luther's life give him comfort?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the Devil as Luther perceived him. In your essay, give your opinion about the existence of the Devil or whether it is a hold over from religious superstitions of the past.

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 about church and state. Begin with the autocratic rule of the Holy Roman Empire up to the time of the Reformation. Include how church still played a significant role in the German political system after the Reformation. Add your opinion about church involvement in the politics of government today.

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