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