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Martin Luther

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did Martin Luther publish his 95 Theses

a)

1492

b)

1505

c)

1517

d)

1588

2.

What drove Luther to join a monastery?

a)

his father was a priest

b)

he read the Bible a lot as a child

c)

he miraculously survived a thunderstorm

d)

it gave him the chance to go to university

3.

How did Luther approach his time as a monk?

a)

He was lazy and unmotivated

b)

He was diligent and given leadership

c)

He was miserable and consumed with guilt

d)

He became angry and oppressively legalistic

4.

Where did Luther live? What was his first profession?

a)

England; Lawyer

b)

Germany; Monk

c)

France; Teacher

d)

Germany; Lawyer

e)

England; Teacher

5.

What allowed Luther to find peace with God?

a)

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

b)

He forgave God for his brother's death

c)

He left the Catholic Church

d)

He went on a pilgrimage to Rome

6.

What provoked Luther's conscience against the Catholic Church?

a)

the calling for the Crusades to the Holy Land

b)

the sale of indulgences to fund the Church

c)

the translation of the Bible into German

d)

the undermining of the Pope's authority

7.

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

a)

the Bible

b)

the Pope

c)

Jesus

d)

your conscience

8.

What allowed Luther's ideas to spread?

a)

the printing press

b)

war in Europe

c)

the Renaissance

d)

his preaching tours

9.

Who were Luther's most powerful supporters?

a)

priests

b)

the Pope and the Vatican

c)

German princes

d)

women

10.

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

a)

London, England

b)

Rome, Italy

c)

Bordeaux, France

d)

Worms, Germany

11.

Which is NOT one of Luther's solas?

a)

sola scriptura

b)

sola fide

c)

sola gratia

d)

sola meritus

12.

Which did the Catholic Church reject?

a)

Printing the Bible in Latin

b)

Printing the Bible in vernacular

13.

Who is responsible for the printing of the Bible in English?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

William Tyndale

c)

The Pope

d)

The princes of Germany

14.

Which quote is properly attributed?

a)

"Here I stand, I can do no other. So help me God"; Tyndale

b)

"Open the King of England's Eyes"; Luther

c)

"I will make a plough boy to know more scripture than the average priest"; Tyndale

d)

"Peace if possible, truth at all costs"; Tyndale

15.

Which of the following provide evidence that the Bible was intended for the average reader?

a)

Jesus taught and discipled uneducated commoners

b)

Jesus said the Holy Spirit would provide priests and experts with a special interpretation of the Bible

c)

Paul wrote that like babies needing milk, young Christians should read God's Word

d)

The New Testament was written in the low form of Koine Greek spoken by commoners