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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 chore does Luther perform at home after marrying Katherine?

2. What is something Bainton credits Luther for?

3. Discussion is allowed in Wittenberg, but what is not allowed?

4. What is Luther's position as he returns to Wittenberg?

5. How does Luther travel safely?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are some things Luther says alarming to those who hear him?

2. Briefly describe Luther's writing.

3. What is Luther's stand on educating children?

4. What continually stays with Luther in regard to his faith?

5. How does Luther view church and state?

6. What part do publications have in the first decade of the Reformation?

7. In what way is Luther the champion of the working class?

8. What is the outcome of the Peasant War and how does Luther end up being viewed by the people?

9. Who ascends to the papacy after Leon X?

10. How does Bainton portray Luther's impact on marriage and the family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on Martin Luther's legacy to Protestantism in general. Discuss his impact on future religious thought by translating the Bible in the the German vernacular. Speculate on how difficult it might have been for other reformers if Luther had not come along.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the changing attitudes toward religion today. Mention the decline in traditional church attendance and the rise of mega churches. State your opinion on why attitudes toward religion tend to change with the times.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about church and state. Begin with the autocratic rule of the Holy Roman Empire up to the time of the Reformation. Include how church still played a significant role in the German political system after the Reformation. Add your opinion about church involvement in the politics of government today.

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