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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Middle Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Luther allowed to take his monastic vow?
(a) sixmonths after his arrival
(b) at the end of the first year
(c) two years after he joined
(d) almost immediately

2. What does Luther's attack on indulgences do?
(a) It strikes at the revenue of his own institution.
(b) It makes him popular with the church hierarchy.
(c) It causes common people to re-evaluate religion.
(d) It brands him as a prophet.

3. What is Luther's fundamental chasm with the Church?
(a) the sacrement of infant baptism
(b) the education of the laity
(c) the nature and destiny of man
(d) the last judgment of God

4. Why does Luther preach against indulgences?
(a) to make a name for himself
(b) to warn his parishioners against spiritual pitfalls
(c) to see if anyone is listening to him
(d) to offer a better way of making money

5. What does The Babylonian Captivity assert?
(a) that the Pope is Nebuchadnezar
(b) that people are enslaved by indulgences
(c) that the Church has become a prison
(d) that the Church is enslaved by sacraments

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual thing happens to Martin Luther in 1505?

2. When is the Papal bull "Cum Postquam" issued?

3. Who secures a promise that Luther will not be condemned without a hearing?

4. Why does Luther reject the idea that Christ is sacrificed again at the Lord's Supper?

5. Why does Thomas Muntzer not concern himself with the struggle to get right with God?

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