1.   Martin Luther's famous "95 Theses" were:

      a.   the final research projects necessary for his doctorate in theology;

      b.   propositions calling for debate among fellow-Catholic theologians;

      c.   the result of a disciplinary action at school requiring young Luther to write the word "These" 100 times, but his arm became tired and he stopped at 95.

      d.   the finished product of the Reformation.


2.   Martin Luther nailed the "95 Theses" to the door of the Wittenberg Church:

      a.   as a calculated act of outrageous defiance to the corrupt Church of his day;

      b.   as a last resort because he couldn't find anywhere else to nail them;

      c.   because Scotch tape had not yet been invented;

      d.   because that was the normal way to post public announcements at that time and place.


3.   Luther decided to become a monk rather than a lawyer because:

      a.   he was badly frightened in a thunderstorm;

      b.   he met a godly old monk who made an indelible impression on his heart;

      c.   he made a poor score on his L.S.A.T.;

      d.   he found out that lawyers in his day were the butt of popular jokes.


4.   Luther's famous "tower experience" involved:

      a.   a childhood prank which nearly cost him his life;

      b.   his discovery of the meaning of God's "justification" in Romans;

      c.   his escape from captivity after being kidnapped;

      d.   the discovery of the law of gravity.


5.  The "Diet of Worms" was:

      a.   a form of medieval torture inflicted on Luther;

      b.   an ecclesiastical trial convened by the Emperor;

      c.   a high-protein regimen prescribed for Luther's illnesses.


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ANSWERS:

1. (b).    Martin Luther's famous "95 Theses" were propositions calling for debate among fellow-Catholic theologians. He desired to reform the medieval Roman Catholic Church, not to leave it.

2. (d).   Martin Luther nailed the "95 Theses" to the door of the Wittenberg Church       because that was the normal way to post public announcements at that time and place.

3. (a).   Luther decided to become a monk rather than a lawyer because he was badly frightened in a thunderstorm.

4. (b).   Luther's famous "tower experience" involved his discovery of the meaning of God's "justification" in Romans -- specifically that God declares sinners to be in the right who trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.

5. (b).  The "Diet of Worms" was an ecclesiastical trial convened in 1521 by Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, at which Martin Luther defied both Emperor and Pope.

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