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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 do the peasants and the princes think of Luther after the Peasant War?

2. What area is largely won within a decade of the Reformation?

3. What does Luther mean by saying that God can forgive only a lusty sinner?

4. How does Luther travel safely?

5. What is Luther's fundamental chasm with the Church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the attitude of Hadrian toward Martin Luther?

2. Who ascends to the papacy after Leon X?

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

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

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

6. Mention some stipulations from The Twelve Articles published by Luther on the peasant war.

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

8. Describe Luther's typical work week.

9. How does Luther view church and state?

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

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 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 3

Write an essay about monasticism. Evaluate a life separate from the everyday world in terms of the good it does or does not do for the general population. Include Luther's saying that the Devil was quiet during his first year in the cloister. Give reasons that it is impossible for everyone to live in such isolation and whether you think that this kind of life actually does manage to avoid temptations.

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