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Ninety-five Theses
  • 1. Who wrote the Ninety-five Theses?
A) John Wesley
B) John Calvin
C) John Knox
D) Martin Luther
  • 2. In what year were the Ninety-five Theses written?
A) 1492
B) 1517
C) 1521
D) 1533
  • 3. Who was the pope at the time Martin Luther wrote the Ninety-five Theses?
A) Leo X
B) Gregory XIII
C) Clement VII
D) Innocent VIII
  • 4. What language were the Ninety-five Theses originally written in?
A) English
B) Latin
C) French
D) German
  • 5. Which theologian engaged in a debate with Martin Luther following the Ninety-five Theses?
A) John Calvin
B) Thomas Aquinas
C) Augustine of Hippo
D) Johann Eck
  • 6. Where were the Ninety-five Theses posted?
A) Paris, France
B) Rome, Italy
C) London, England
D) Wittenberg, Germany
  • 7. What role did Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, play in relation to the Ninety-five Theses?
A) Provided protection for Martin Luther
B) Led the opposition against Luther
C) Translated the Theses into German
D) Financed the publication of the Theses
  • 8. What academic title did Martin Luther hold when he wrote the Ninety-five Theses?
A) Bachelor of Divinity
B) Professor of Philosophy
C) Master of Arts
D) Doctor of Theology
  • 9. What impact did the Ninety-five Theses have on the authority of the pope?
A) Strengthened the pope's position
B) Established the pope as the ultimate religious authority
C) Challenged the pope's authority and power
D) Reduced the pope to a mere figurehead
  • 10. How did the Ninety-five Theses spread throughout Europe?
A) Carrier pigeons
B) Royal messengers
C) Telegraph
D) Printing press
  • 11. In which city was the papal bull threatening Martin Luther's excommunication issued?
A) Jerusalem
B) Canterbury
C) Avignon
D) Rome
  • 12. Against which Catholic practice did Luther's Ninety-five Theses mostly protest?
A) Praying to saints
B) Monasticism
C) Sale of indulgences
D) Pilgrimages
  • 13. In the Ninety-five Theses, Martin Luther criticized the sale of what?
A) Indulgences
B) Bibles
C) Relics
D) Icons
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