Q 01/05

Luther is said to have posted his theses on 31 October 1517, the eve of which feast?

A) All Saints' Day

B) All Souls' Day

C) St. Martin's Day

D) Michaelmas

Answer · why

A) All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day: whatever happened at the church door, that same day he mailed a copy, with a letter setting out his objections, to Archbishop Albert ...

Q 02/05

In which town did Luther post his Ninety-five Theses?

A) Worms

B) Wittenberg

C) Magdeburg

D) Leipzig

Answer · why

B) Wittenberg

Wittenberg: the defiant hammer blows are probably legend; if he posted them at all, it was likely a routine notice announcing an academic debate.

Q 03/05

The Ninety-five Theses attacked the sale of what?

A) Indulgences

B) Relics

C) Bishoprics

D) Pilgrimage badges

Answer · why

A) Indulgences

Indulgences: they were banned in Luther's town, so many townspeople travelled to nearby towns to buy them.

Q 04/05

Luther's theses attacked a papal fundraising drive meant to pay for building what?

A) Notre-Dame de Paris

B) Cologne Cathedral

C) The Sistine Chapel

D) St. Peter's Basilica

Answer · why

D) St. Peter's Basilica

St. Peter's Basilica: under a secret deal, half the German takings went to repay the Fugger bank, which had lent Archbishop Albert the fees for his hi...

Q 05/05

Which Dominican friar's fundraising campaign in nearby towns prompted Luther to act?

A) Johann Eck

B) Thomas Cajetan

C) Johann Tetzel

D) Albert of Brandenburg

Answer · why

C) Johann Tetzel

Johann Tetzel: as he lay dying in 1519, Luther wrote to comfort him, telling him not to be troubled because the uproar had not begun on his account.