Opening the Door to Luther
VIDEO STUDY GUIDE
http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/History/Opening-the-Door-to-Luther.aspx
1.
In what language was the Bible read and church services conducted around
the time of Martin Luther’s birth?
2.
Who were some influential people around the year 1500 that the video
mentions?
3.
Where was Martin Luther born?
4.
When was Martin Luther born?
5.
What was Martin Luther’s father’s
occupation?
6.
What did Martin Luther first study to become (before he became a monk)?
7.
What did Luther promise St. Anne when he was caught in a thunderstorm in
1505?
8.
Where did Luther enter a monastery?
9.
Where did Luther travel in 1510?
10. Where did Luther go to teach in Prince Frederick’s University?
11. What two things did the Roman Catholic Church sell to raise money for
building a new St. Peter’s Church?
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12. Who came to Martin Luther’s neighborhood, selling indulgences?
13. On what date did Luther post the 95 Theses?
14. Where did Luther post the 95 Theses?
15. What were three main issues that the 95 Theses addressed?
16. Where did Luther debate with John Eck?
17. What did Luther and his supporters do when the Pope burned his writings?
18. Where did Luther attend a diet (congress) in 1521?
19. How did Luther respond there when he was asked to recant (take back) what
he had written?
20. What happened to Luther on his way home from the
diet?
21. Who (besides God) was protecting Luther and put
him in hiding?
22. Where did Luther safely hide from his enemies?
23. What major task did he undertake while he was there?
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24. Who was Luther’s friend, colleague, and the second most important figure of
the Reformation?
25. What were the two major teachings that the early Lutheran church
emphasized?
26. Whom did Luther marry?
27. What was the anthology of things spoken by Luther among guests at his table
called?
28. What is one hymn that Martin Luther wrote?
29. Where did reformers (primarily Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli) meet in 1529?
30. What was the one area of doctrine on which they could not agree?
31. What was the founding document of the Lutheran Church, written and
presented by Philip Melanchthon in 1530?
32. Did Emperor Charles V succeed in uniting Germany?
33. When did Martin Luther die?
34. Where did Martin Luther die?
35. Where was Martin Luther buried?
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