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