The Printing Press Revolution — Germany (1517, Germany) — Questions and answers

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What was hammered onto a church door on October 31, 1517?

Choices

  1. A printing press
  2. Ninety-five theses ✓
  3. An ambitious Archbishop
  4. A worried ruler

Answer: Ninety-five theses

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Who was Martin Luther's mentor who encouraged him to study scripture?

Choices

  1. Emperor Maximilian I
  2. Johannes Gutenberg
  3. Johann von Staupitz ✓
  4. Albrecht of Brandenburg

Answer: Johann von Staupitz

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What did Albrecht of Brandenburg profit from selling?

Choices

  1. Printing presses
  2. Scriptures
  3. Indulgences ✓
  4. Bibles

Answer: Indulgences

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What did Johann Tetzel say would happen as soon as a coin rang in the coffer?

Choices

  1. The Pope would get angry.
  2. The soul from purgatory springs. ✓
  3. Albrecht would pay his Archbishopric.
  4. A woman would buy a purse.

Answer: The soul from purgatory springs.

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According to Johann Fust, what could the printing press help spread faster than ever before?

Choices

  1. Monasteries
  2. Money
  3. Knowledge ✓
  4. Apprentices

Answer: Knowledge

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What helped copies of Luther's Ninety-Five Theses spread quickly?

Choices

  1. An advisor
  2. The printing press ✓
  3. Maximilian I
  4. A grim face

Answer: The printing press

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What was Luther going to do at Wartburg Castle for his safety?

Choices

  1. Debate with the Emperor
  2. Hide from the common people
  3. Translate the Bible into German ✓
  4. Arrange a quill and parchment

Answer: Translate the Bible into German

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What did the farmer exclaim he could finally do with Luther's German Bible?

Choices

  1. Start a fire
  2. Read God's word in my own language! ✓
  3. Interpret scripture for his family
  4. Distribute printed books

Answer: Read God's word in my own language!

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Besides religion, what else did the printing press revolutionize?

Choices

  1. Only scientific inquiry
  2. Only established power structures
  3. All of European society ✓
  4. Only the future

Answer: All of European society

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