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