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Martin Luther was born in:
- Eisleben, Germany in 1483
- the little brown church in the vale
- Osceola Medical Center in 1483
- during half-time of the Super Bowl
Answer: A
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When Luther was 6 months old, his father
moved the family to:
- Marshfield, Wisconsin
- Mansfeld, Germany
- Manheim Steamroller
- Man, I don't know
Answer: B
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Mansfeld was a town best known for its:
- girls volleyball team
- chocolate mousse
- copper mines
- soccer stadium
Answer: C
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When Columbus sailed to America, Luther was:
- 9 years old
- as old as the hills
- older than he should have been
- old enough to be a galley boy on the Santa Maria
Answer: A
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Luther's father made his living by:
- selling Coppertone
- working in the copper mines
- making Duracell copper top batteries in his garage
- as one of Elliott Ness's “coppers” in the 1920's
Answer: B
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Luther decided to become a monk because:
- he liked the clothes monks got to wear
- he thought it would be a cool way to meet girls
- he wanted to play in a band called the Monkees
- he was almost hit by lightning in a storm and made a promise
hat if he was spared he would become a monk
Answer: D
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When Luther was nearly struck by lightning
he prayed for help to:
- St. Anne
- a St. Bernard
- St. Croix Falls
- St. Polk Burnett Electric Coop
Answer: A
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When Luther told his parents that he was
going to enter the monestary, they were:
- thrilled beyond words and told him how proud they were of him
- unhappy that he would be wasting his life as a monk
- excited about getting free food at church potlucks
- mad that he wouldn't be a lawyer and sue the copper barons
Answer: B
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Margaret Luther was disappointed her son was
going into the monastery because it meant she
wouldn't have:
- a chance to win a blue ribbon at the county fair for her lutefisk pie
- the opportunity to try out for American Idol
- the Lincoln Towncar her son had promised to buy for her
- grandchildren
Answer: D
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Luther died in 1546 from:
- a broken heart
- a broken record
- a broken water main
- either pneumonia or gall stones - nobody knows for sure
Answer: D
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If Luther was born in 1483 and entered the
monastery in 1505, he was:
- old enough to know better but young enough to do it again
- past the age of no return
- 22 years old
- too old to become a quarterback in the NFL
Answer: C
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The monastery Luther attended was
named after:
- his father's uncle from Berlin
- his mother's second cousin twice removed on her father's side
- Vince Lombardi
- St. Augustine
Answer: D
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The real reason Luther entered the monastery
was because:
- he heard there were some cute nuns there and he
wanted to meet them
- it was where everybody who flunked out of law school went
- he wanted to learn how to be a better sinner
- he knew he was sinful and was afraid of going to hell when he died
Answer: D
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Luther's fear of God was based on his
belief that he was:
- not good enough to make the varsity basketball team
- too good looking to remain in the monastery forever
- completely sinful and unworthy of God
- not as fast as some of the other boys in his class
Answer: C
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When Luther finally became a monk he
made a sacred vow of:
- silence
- allegiance to the godfather
- poverty, celibacy and obedience
- revenge against everybody who didn't want to be a Lutheran
Answer: C
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For Luther, taking a vow of poverty meant:
- no more flying first class between home and school
- no more triple espressos on his way to work in the morning
- no more super sizing his lunches at McDonald's
- all of the above and more which meant a complete change in
the way he lived his life
Answer: D
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At the monastery, Luther was:
- always the last one to come downstairs for breakfast
- always late for everything and had to wash his
pastor's truck because of it
- always late for movies and had to apologize to his dates
- never late for anything and always tried to do more than
everybody else so God would let him into heaven when he died
Answer: D
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While at the monastery, Luther frequently:
- stayed up all night long to pray
- went without food and water for days to show his repentance
- physically abused his body to show God how sorry he was for
his sins
- all of the above - and more
Answer: D
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Luther was assigned to teach at the University
of Wittenberg where he taught classes on:
- the ethics of biomedical engineering
- basketball
- the Bible
- lawn mower repair
Answer: C
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The Bible verse that changed Luther's life
forever was:
- Habakkuk 2:4 “The righteous shall live by faith”
- Genesis 1:23 “And there was evening and there was morning,
the fifth day.”
- Judges 7:20 “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”
- Hosea 8:1 “Set the trumpet to your lips!”
Answer: A
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John Tetzel was sent to Germany to raise
money for:
- buying the disciples a new fleet of Hummers
- building St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome
- repaving the streets where Luther walked in gold
- building a football stadium with a retractable roof in downtown
Wittenberg
Answer: B
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Tetzel raised money for St.Peter's Cathedral by:
- installing a sandwich machine in Luther's office
- opening a fast food chain called Tetzel's Pretzels
- selling roses to passers-by on street corners near the mall
- selling indulgences
Answer: D
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An "indulgence" was a document
that guaranteed:
- forgiveness of sins and a place in Heaven
- that you would get a perfect score on the SAT
- the tires on your car for 50,000 miles
- that your time in Purgatory would pass pleasantly
Answer: A
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Tetzel's indulgences were selling well because:
- Tetzel was a super salesman
- people were afraid of spending a long time in Purgatory after
they died
- Tetzel offered a special “2 for 1” deal on Sundays
- every sale included a free bar of soap
Answer: B
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Purgatory was:
- a night club in Minneapolis
- a gambling casino in northern Wisconsin
- a holding tank between Heaven and Hell
- a place in Georgia where there is a crematory named
the Purgatory Crematory
Answer: C
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Luther argued that Purgatory:
- was never mentioned in the Bible and didn't exist
- was a great place for a couple to spend their honeymoon
- was no worse than sitting through 500 of
Pastor Hobby's sermons - all at one time
- was like being on a train that never got to the station
Answer: A
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Luther was so angry about the sale of
indulgences that he:
- left Germany and moved to Tennessee
- gave up his monkhood and became a plumber
- told everyone that Tetzel the Pretzel was a contortionist
- preached against them with all his might
Answer: D
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Luther said we should do good works because:
- it's the only way to get through Confirmation
- God keeps track of them with an app on his phone
- our mothers are watching
- God has been good to us and our good works are a response
to what God has done
Answer: D
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Good works are:
- good for us
- good for others
- good for God
- all of the above
Answer: D
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Habbakuk 2:4 reminded Luther and reminds
us that "the righteous shall live by _________":
- the seat of their pants
- the skin of their teeth
- the golden rule
- faith
Answer: D
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Martin Luther's motto was:
- “Sola gratia, sola fide, sola verbum”
- “So long it's been good to know ya”
- “Remember the Wartburg”
- “Remember to brush your teeth after every meal”
Answer: A
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Luther's motto means:
- all girls should be named Grace
- love is gonna get ya
- sopranoes alone; altos alone; tenors alone
- Grace alone; Faith alone; Word alone
Answer: D
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Luther's 95 Theses were:
- 95 questions for discussion
- 95 reasons to go on the Atkins diet
- 95 suspicious emails he had received with $$$$ in the subject line
- 95 of Luther's closest friends and companions
Answer: A
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Luther posted his 95 Theses:
- on the Internet
- on the front door of the Little Store in Dresser
- on every telephone pole in town
- on the church door in Wittenberg
Answer: D
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Among Luther's 95 Thesis were
questions about:
- indulgences
- the authority of the Pope
- interpretation of the Bible
- all of the above
Answer: D
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Luther's 95 Thesis received wide-spread
circulation because:
- they included jokes and funny stories
- they were distributed in copies of the Yellow Advertiser
- Guttenberg had invented the printing press
- Guttenberg printed them on the side of his hot air balloon
Answer: C
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When the Pope read Luther's 95 Theses he:
- nailed Luther on the church door in Wittenberg
- invited Luther to the Vatican for tea and crumpets
- told people it was just a passing fancy
- called Luther on the carpet before the Emperor at the Diet of Worms
Answer: D
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The Diet of Worms was:
- a new reality show on NBC
- the healthy eating fad of Luther's day
- the court where Luther was tried before the Emperor
- the court where Luther played basketball with a bull
Answer: C
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His appearance at the Diet of Worms
is considered Luther's:
- biggest mistake
- finest hour
- 15 minutes of fame
- audition for an appearance on The Late Show
Answer: B
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Luther was kidnapped and held
in the Wartburg Castle for:
- 10 years and 6 months
- his own safety
- calling Father Tetzel a pretzel
- running red lights on his way to Pizza Hut
Answer: B
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Martin Luther's wife's name was:
- Cathy the Boring
- Katie the Cook
- Katharina von Bora
- the Little Mermaid
Answer: C
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Before she married Luther, Katharina had been:
- the lead singer in an all girl band
- out past curfew every night
- hopelessly in love with Tetzel the pretzel
- a nun in a convent
Answer: D
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Katharina escaped from the convent by:
- hiding in a herring barrel
- riding a barrel over Niagara Falls
- pretending to be a barrel of laughs
- disguising herself as a barrel of monkeys
Answer: A
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Martin and Katharina first met each other:
- while tubing on the Apple River
- during a rock concert at the Target Center
- in Wittenberg after her escape from the convent
- at Woodstock near the concession stand
Answer: C
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Luther and Katharina were married:
- in Wittenberg in June of 1525
- in Las Vegas at a wedding chapel on the Strip
- in Daytona during spring break
- in the middle of an electrical storm on their way to the Diet of Worms
Answer: A
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Luther and Katie had:
- 16 dogs, 2 cats and a partridge in a pear tree
- 6 children of their own and several others they
raised who were orphans
- a house on the French Rivera
- a boat, 2 snowmobiles and a Winnebago
Answer: B
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Luther and Katie oftened played host
and hostess to:
- Luther's friends from his days as a Nascar driver
- Luther's former girl friends
- Luther's students
- everybody at the University of Wittenberg who couldn't
get a date on a Saturday night
Answer: C
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During their married life, Luther supported
his family by:
- preaching sermons and writing books and hymns
- taking free will offerings at Lenten soup suppers
- loaning money to his students at exhorbitant interest rates
- teaching Confirmation in local churches
Answer: A
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In her later years, Katie Luther
was well known for:
- her rice pudding recipe
- inventing pot luck dinners and church cookbooks
- selling eggs on the open market
- running the Luther household with a firm hand
Answer: D
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Did Katie Luther really invent the
church potluck dinner?
- yes
- no
- maybe
- no one knows
Answer: D