Author Question: An indulgence was ________. A. a payment to obtain an office in the church B. forgiveness given ... (Read 71 times)

ahriuashd · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

When German peasants revolted in 15241525, they won the support of ________.

A. Martin Luther
B. the Pope
C. John Calvin
D. the merchant class
E. None of these answers are correct.

Question 2

The Freedom of a Christian, written by Martin Luther, summarized the new teaching of salvation ________.

A. through pious actions
B. by faith alone
C. through prayer
D. as the unattainable goal
E. for men only

Question 3

Luther's ninety-five theses ________.

A. earned him a position teaching at Wittenburg University
B. had little real impact
C. sparked the Reformation in Germany
D. expressed his belief that salvation could be bought and sold
E. focused on the issue of the buying and selling of church offices

Question 4

An indulgence was ________.

A. a payment to obtain an office in the church
B. forgiveness given by the pope exclusively to Protestants in order to entice them back to the church
C. a punishment meted out by the pope to heretics
D. a payment from a monarch to the Church
E. a remission of the temporal penalty imposed on penitents by priests as a work of satisfaction for their confessed mortal sins