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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 does Luther vow to do?

2. Which of Luther's family members greatly opposed his joining the monastery?

3. What are the two religious conditions of humanity taught to Luther all his life?

4. How is Luther received at Heidelberg?

5. What does Luther think the Church is now focused on too much?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melanchthon alter Luther's teaching after his death?

2. Describe the daily prayer life in the monastery.

3. When do Luther and Erasmus seem to be in accord?

4. Describe briefly how Eck and Luther argue back and forth about papal infallibility.

5. Where is Luther's first assignment outside of the cloister?

6. What is Luther's initial expectation about living as a monk?

7. Briefly describe where different people stand in relationship to Luther and his defense.

8. How does Luther become both a national and an international figure?

9. Describe Luther's first years as a monk.

10. How do Luther's beliefs undermine the role of priests?

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 on the oppression of serfdom on the peasants during Luther's time. Mention specifically the end of the Peasant War and what happens to so many of the peasants.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on Roland Bainton's objectivity in writing Luther's biography. Mention specifically how he does not attempt to gloss over flaws in Luther's character and give specific examples from the book.

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