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1What were the main beliefs of the Catholic Church?
- APluralism
- BLutheranism
- CSeven Sacraments
- DIndulgences as an alternate route to redemption
- EJustification through faith alone
- FJustification through good works
2Simony is:
- AThe sale of Church jobs to the highest bidder
- BFavouring your family for Church jobs
- CHolding multiple Church positions
- DDeclaring someone to be a heretic
- EBeing absent from one's parish for extended periods
3When did Luther pin up the Ninety-five Theses
- A30th October 1517
- B31st October 1517
- C30th October 1519
- D1st November 1517
4What was the significance of this date?
- AHalloween, so there would be lots of people about
- BHalloween so people would be scared at home
- CAll Saints Day so all the clergy would be present
- DThe Eve of All Saints Day so the HRE would be arriving in the morning
- EThe Eve of All Saints Day so the Elector of Saxony would be selling his indulgences
5What University did Luther teach at?
- AWittenburg
- BSaxony
- CErfurt
- DBerlin
- EMainz
6Which Friar was selling indulgences near Wittenberg?
- AJohann Tetzel
- BAlbert of Brandenburg
- CLeo X
- DZwingli
7Why were these indulgences particularly powerful?
- AThey were the most expensive
- BYou could buy them for people who weren't born yet
- CYou could only purchase them for yourself
- DThey promised a peaceful death
- EThey could be bought for people who had already died
8Why did Albert of Brandenburg rely on the money from Tetzel's indulgences?
- AHe needed the money to pay off debt as he had bought his positions in the Church
- BHe was in debt from buying expensive palaces and manors
- CHe was in debt from rebuilding the Saint Peter's Cathedral in Rome
- DHe did not 'need' the money, rather just wanted it
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- Quiz on LUTHER, created by Laila Freeman on 04/04/2015.
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- Created on 4 Apr 2015 · updated on 7 Apr 2016
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