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1. Describe the event that caused Martin Luther to set his course on a religious life.

In 1505, when Martin Luther is struck by a bolt of lightning and knocked to the ground, he calls out to St. Anne and decides to become a monk.

2. What are the divergent attitudes toward Luther during his lifetime?

Some hail him a prophet while others look down on him as a destroyer of Christendom.

3. What describes the stressful nature of Luther's relationship with his father?

Luther is from a loving family and he is deeply devoted to his father. He is greatly disturbed over his parents' disapproval of him entering the monastery. Later when his father dies, he is too upset to do anything for several days.

4. Describe the rigors of monastic life.

The renunciation of self-will, a scant diet, rough clothing, vigils by night, labors by day, the mortification of the flesh, the reproach of poverty, the shame of begging, and the distastefulness of cloistered existence.

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