Question 1
German Protestant rulers were concerned about the demise of the Roman Catholic Church and formed a defensive alliance called the ________.
A. Peasants' Revolt
B. Edict of Worms
C. Swiss Reformation
D. Schmalkaldic League
E. German Diet of Speyer
Question 2
Luther's educational background included all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. a doctorate in theology
B. membership in the Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine
C. being a student of the University of Erfurt
D. being a registered lawyer in Magdeburg
E. being a student of the Brothers of the Common Life
Question 3
In Luther's Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, he urged the German princes to ________.
A. force reforms on the Roman Catholic Church
B. embrace the Modern Devotion order
C. allow the Roman church to retain its political and economic power in Germany
D. embrace the Dominican order
E. remain obedient to Church leaders
Question 4
Martin Luther ________.
A. was the son of a successful miner
B. was pledged to the church at an early age
C. had no formal training in theology
D. believed that marriage was un-Christian
E. was a diplomat in the court of Charles V
Question 5
Which of the following writers summarized the philosophy of the Brothers of the Common Life in what became the most popular religious book of the period, the Imitation of Christ?
A. Nicholas of Cusa
B. Hebraist Johannes Reuchlin
C. Desiderius Erasmus
D. Martin Luther
E. Thomas Kempis
