The Ultimate Martin Luther Quiz - Statistics

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What year was he born? 1483
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What Diet was Luther ordered to attend to discuss his writings - such as the 95 theses? Diet of Worms (1521)
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What 15th century invention caused the spread of the 95-theses all across Western Europe in a matter of months? Guttenberg printing press
57%
What year did Luther post his 95-theses? 1517
43%
What year did he earn his master's degree? 1505
29%
What was his father's profession? coal miner
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What practice did Johann Tetzel promote, Albert of Brandenburg used to repay the Fuggers (for the Electorate of Mainz) and Pope Leo X used to rebuild St. Pauls Basilica? indulgences
29%
What did he study? law
29%
What part of the bible did Luther translate from Greek to German? New Testament
29%
What did Martin Luther burn, which was a warning to Luther, that got him excommunicated in 1521? papal bull
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In 1501, what university was Martin Luther educated in? University of Erfurt
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What church door did Luther post his 95-theses to? Wittenberg Castle Church
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What year did Luther go on a pilgrimage to Rome, and saw the corruption of the Papacy? 1510 (November)
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When did Luther return to Wittenberg to banish the radicals and Zwickau prophets? 6 March 1522
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What almost his him in July that year, causing him to dedicate to the Augustinian order? a lightning bolt
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What Holy Roman Emperor hosted this Diet? Charles V
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What was written that defined what Lutheranism was at this Diet? Confession of Augsburg
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What prince negotiated with the Pope for Luther to not go to Rome? Frederick III of Saxony
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Who was the Swiss Protestant leader, who negotiated with Luther about unifying the Protestants in the Marburg Colloquy 1529? Huldrych Zwingli
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Especially in his later years, what religion did he hate, even more than Christian rivals at the time Islam? Judaism
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Who did Martin Luther marry? Katharina von Bora
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In 1508, what university did Luther teach theology? University of Wittenberg
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After the Edict of the above, what castle was Luther protected in? Wartburg Castle
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When did Martin Luther die? 18 February 1546
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Who was the leader of the radicalistic approach of Lutheranism? Andreas Karlstadt
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Who was Pope Leo X's representative that engaged with a 'intellectual debate' with Luther, in 1518? Cardinal Cajetan
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What Diet was held by the H.R.E to try to restore unity to the church, this ultimately failed? Diet of Augsburg (1530)
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What Diet was held by the H.R.E's brother Ferdinand that suspended the 1521 Diet for support to gather the Lutheran prince support (Luther was not allowed to attend)? Diet of Speyer (1526)
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What Diet was held by Ferdinand that established zero toleration to Lutheranism (Luther again was not allowed to attend)? Diet of Speyer (1529)
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What famous annulment between a King and his Spanish wife did Luther disagree with, but it happened anyway in 1533? Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
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What theologian attempted to expose Luther as a heretic in a public debate, in 1519? Johann Eck
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What revolt in 1525 did Luther controversially refused to support? Peasant's revolt
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Who wrote the definition of Lutheranism, as Luther's representative? Philip Melanchthon
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What document did Luther write that defended the need for this military alliance, in 1537? Schmalkaldic Articles
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After this Diet failed, what was the military alliance called that the Lutheran princes created for protection of Lutheranism? Schmalkaldic League
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