Martin Luther and Renaissance

In what year did Martin Luther publish his 95 Theses

• 1492

• 1505

• 1517

• 1588

What drove Luther to join a monastery?

• his father was a priest

• he read the Bible a lot as a child

• he miraculously survived a thunderstorm

• it gave him the chance to go to university

What allowed Luther to find peace with God?

• He read in the Bible that salvation was by faith in Jesus alone

• He forgave God for his brother's death

• He left the Catholic Church

• He went on a pilgrimage to Rome

What provoked Luther's conscience against the Catholic Church?

• the calling for the Crusades to the Holy Land

• the sale of indulgences to fund the Church

• the translation of the Bible into German

• the undermining of the Pope's authority

What did Luther believe was the primary authority in all matters?

• the Bible

• the Pope

• Jesus

• your conscience

What allowed Luther's ideas to spread?

• the printing press

• war in Europe

• the Renaissance

• his preaching tours

Who were Luther's most powerful supporters?

• priests

• the Pope and the Vatican

• German princes

• women

Where did Luther have to appear to answer for his writings?

• London, England

• Rome, Italy

• Bordeaux, France

• Worms, Germany

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

• Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.
• The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.
• Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven.
• Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.

Who is most responsible for the Reformation?

• King Henry VIII

• Michelangelo

• Martin Luther

• Pope Leo