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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 something Bainton credits Luther for?

2. How long does it take Luther to translate the New Testament into German?

3. How does Luther travel safely?

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

5. According to Luther, how is the Church supposed to be administered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the international impact of Martin Luther.

2. How does Luther view church and state?

3. What biases come out in Luther toward the end of his life?

4. What is the territorial inequity involving Catholics and Lutherans?

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

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

7. How does Bainton portray Luther's impact on marriage and the family?

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

9. What part do publications have in the first decade of the Reformation?

10. Describe Luther's typical work week.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about censorship. Discuss how book burning and banning books from libraries has affected people down through the ages. State your opinion about the power of the printed word to influence people in their attitudes and behavior.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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