2B.1.2 Luther's early challenge to the Catholic Church, 1517–21 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. In which year did Luther publish the Ninety-Five Theses, traditionally dated to 31 October?

   • 1515
   • 1521
   • 1519
   • 1517

2. What practice was the primary target of Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses in 1517?

   • Papal coronations
   • Infant baptism
   • Clerical celibacy
   • Sale of indulgences

3. Which archbishop did Luther send a protest to in 1517 over the indulgence sales?

   • Frederick the Wise
   • Jerome Aleander
   • Albrecht of Mainz
   • Johann Eck

4. Which cardinal did Luther debate in Augsburg in 1518?

   • Aleander
   • Wolsey
   • Cajetan
   • Campeggio

5. At which 1519 debate did Martin Luther publicly reject supreme papal authority?

   • Diet of Worms
   • Diet of Augsburg
   • Marburg Colloquy
   • Leipzig Debate

6. Which central doctrine did Martin Luther adopt regarding how Christians achieve salvation?

   • Papal infallibility
   • Transubstantiation
   • Justification by faith
   • Justification by works

7. Which 1520 papal bull gave Martin Luther 60 days to recant or face excommunication?

   • Unam Sanctam
   • Sublimis Deus
   • Decet Romanum Pontificem
   • Exsurge Domine

8. Which papal bull of January 1521 formally excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church?

   • Exsurge Domine
   • Regnans in Excelsis
   • Inter Caetera
   • Decet Romanum Pontificem

9. Who was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, directly affecting the campaign against Luther?

   • Ferdinand I
   • Charles V
   • Maximilian I
   • Francis I

10. Which 1520 treatise by Martin Luther called on secular rulers to reform the Church?

    • On the Babylonian Captivity
    • Freedom of a Christian
    • To the Christian Nobility
    • 95 Theses

11. Which invention was most critical in rapidly distributing Luther's Ninety-Five Theses across Europe?

    • Astrolabe
    • Printing press
    • Caravel ship
    • Parchment press

12. Which Pope formally excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church in January 1521?

    • Pope Leo X
    • Pope Clement VII
    • Pope Paul III
    • Pope Julius II

13. Which Elector of Saxony protected Martin Luther from imperial and papal authorities?

    • Frederick the Wise
    • John Frederick I
    • Albert of Brandenburg
    • John the Steadfast

14. In which 1521 assembly did Martin Luther refuse to recant his religious writings?

    • Diet of Worms
    • Diet of Speyer
    • Council of Trent
    • Diet of Augsburg

15. In which year did Martin Luther publish his Ninety-Five Theses, sparking the Reformation?

    • 1530
    • 1517
    • 1519
    • 1521

16. Put these events in order: A) Diet of Worms, B) Ninety-Five Theses, C) Debate with Cajetan.

    • C, then B, then A
    • B, then A, then C
    • A, then B, then C
    • B, then C, then A

17. Which Catholic theologian debated Martin Luther at Leipzig in 1519?

    • Desiderius Erasmus
    • Philip Melanchthon
    • Thomas Cajetan
    • Johann Eck

18. Which Dominican friar's sales of indulgences in Saxony around 1517 provoked Luther's protest?

    • Girolamo Aleandro
    • Johann Tetzel
    • Johann Eck
    • Johann Reuchlin

19. At which university town was Martin Luther a professor when he posted his Ninety-Five Theses?

    • Leipzig
    • Erfurt
    • Wittenberg
    • Heidelberg

20. Which 1521 imperial edict declared Martin Luther an outlaw and banned his writings?

    • Peace of Augsburg
    • Edict of Worms
    • Edict of Nantes
    • Edict of Milan

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