Martin Luther Quiz:
Question: In what century did Martin Luther live?
(a) 15th century
(b) 16th century
(c) 17th century
(d) 18th century
Question: Who is credited with translating the Bible into German, including the New Testament, during the Reformation period?
(a) Martin Luther
(c) Johannes Gutenberg
(c) Johann Sebastian Bach
(d) Martin Luther King Jr.
Question: Which year did Martin Luther’s German Mass first appear in print?
(a) 1517
(c) 1521
(c) 1526
(d) 1534
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Question: Which of the following Protestant denominations traces its roots to Martin Luther’s teachings?
(a) Presbyterianism
(b) Baptist
(c) Lutheran
(d) Methodist
Question: In which country did Martin Luther die?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Switzerland
(d) England
Question: Which of the following was the main reason for Martin Luther’s opposition to the Catholic Church?
(a) Sale of indulgences
(b) Church’s wealth
(c) Corruption of priests
(d) All of the above
Question: What was the significance of Martin Luther’s translation of the Bible into German?
(a) It made the Bible more accessible to the German-speaking population.
(c) It challenged the authority of the Catholic Church and its Latin-only Bible.
(c) It played a key role in the spread of Protestantism and the Reformation.
(d) All of the above.
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Question: Which of the following books did Martin Luther translate into German?
(a) New Testament
(b) Old Testament
(c) Both the New and Old Testament
(d) None of the above
Question: Which Holy Roman Emperor summoned Martin Luther to the Diet of Worms in 1521?
(a) Charles V
(b) Ferdinand I
(c) Maximilian II
(d) Joseph II
Question: Which university did Martin Luther attend?
(a) University of Leipzig
(b) University of Heidelberg
(c) University of Wittenberg
(d) University of Jena
Question: What was the profession of Martin Luther before he became a religious reformer?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Doctor
(c) Priest
(d) Merchant
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Question: In which year did Martin Luther nail his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg?
(a) 1513
(b) 1517
(c) 1521
(d) 1525
Question: What was the purpose behind Martin Luther’s German Mass?
(a) To encourage active participation and understanding of the Mass by the congregation.
(c) To promote the use of vernacular language in religious services.
(c) To challenge the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
(d) All of the above.
Question: What was the name of the document in which Martin Luther presented his objections to the Catholic Church’s practices?
(a) 95 Theses
(b) 50 Theses
(c) 100 Theses
(d) 200 Theses
Question: Martin Luther composed and introduced the German Mass, also known as the Deutsche Messe, as an alternative to which traditional liturgical language?
(a) Latin
(c) Greek
(c) Hebrew
(d) French
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Question: In which year was the complete Luther Bible, which included both the Old and New Testaments, first published?
(a) 1483
(c) 1517
(c) 1534
(d) 1611