Here I Stand: Chapter 1
11 Questions
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Quiz over Chapter 1 of Bainton's biography of Martin Luther.
Questions and Answers
- 1.To whom did Luther, the young university student, cry out when he became terrified in a severe thunderstorm?
- A.
St. Francis
- B.
St. Anne
- C.
St. Jude
- D.
St. Christopher
- 2.The author of Here I Stand, Roland Bainton, says that Luther was above all a man of...
- A.
Character
- B.
Passion
- C.
Scholarship
- D.
Religion
- 3.Luther's treatment by his parents is best described as...
- A.
Both loving and harsh.
- B.
Much too harsh.
- C.
Much too lenient.
- D.
Emotionally detached.
- 4.Luther said that one time at school he was caned some ____________ times in a single morning.
- A.
Five
- B.
Ten
- C.
Fifteen
- D.
Twenty
- 5.The principal component of Luther's early education involved learning...
- A.
Latin
- B.
Greek
- C.
Hebrew
- D.
German
- 6.Luther not only loved music and singing but also played a musical instrument. Which instrument did he play?
- A.
Flute
- B.
Violin
- C.
Lute
- D.
Organ
- 7.People in Luther's day believed that being a monk made a person more apt to be received into heaven. They called it "taking up the ______________."
- A.
Cross
- B.
Cowl
- C.
Cloister
- D.
Cell
- 8.One of the more important orders of monks in Luther's early life was the...
- A.
Augustinian Order.
- B.
Cistercian Order.
- C.
Dominican Order.
- D.
Society of the Jesuits.
- 9.When Luther determined to become a monk, he joined a ________________ order.
- A.
Augustinian
- B.
Cistercian
- C.
Dominican
- D.
Jesuit
- 10.When Luther joined his order of monks, he had to make vows and...
- A.
Have his hair tonsured (cut like a bowl with the back shaved).
- B.
Exchange his regular clothes for a monks robe.
- C.
Promise a lif eof poverty.
- D.
All of the above.
- 11.When his dad found out he had joined an order of monks, he was...
- A.
Very happy.
- B.
Sad but proud..
- C.
Absolutely furious.
- D.
Heartbroken.
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