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Ninety-five Theses
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) 1521
B) 1492
C) 1517
D) 1533
  • 3. Who was the pope at the time Martin Luther wrote the Ninety-five Theses?
A) Clement VII
B) Gregory XIII
C) Leo X
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) Johann Eck
B) Thomas Aquinas
C) Augustine of Hippo
D) John Calvin
  • 6. In which city was the papal bull threatening Martin Luther's excommunication issued?
A) Jerusalem
B) Canterbury
C) Rome
D) Avignon
  • 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) Financed the publication of the Theses
C) Provided protection for Martin Luther
D) Translated the Theses into German
  • 9. In the Ninety-five Theses, Martin Luther criticized the sale of what?
A) Bibles
B) Icons
C) Indulgences
D) Relics
  • 10. Where were the Ninety-five Theses posted?
A) Wittenberg, Germany
B) Rome, Italy
C) Paris, France
D) London, England
  • 11. What academic title did Martin Luther hold when he wrote the Ninety-five Theses?
A) Master of Arts
B) Professor of Philosophy
C) Bachelor of Divinity
D) Doctor of Theology
  • 12. Against which Catholic practice did Luther's Ninety-five Theses mostly protest?
A) Monasticism
B) Praying to saints
C) Sale of indulgences
D) Pilgrimages
  • 13. How did the Ninety-five Theses spread throughout Europe?
A) Telegraph
B) Printing press
C) Royal messengers
D) Carrier pigeons
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