The Evening News: Martin Luther Questions
Read each of the newspaper articles on the two pages of The Evening News before answering the questions below. Questions are based on information in the articles and information you heard in this lesson's INTRODUCTION. Answer true or false.
| 1._____ | The Reformation began after Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses on a church door in Germany. |
| 2._____ | Few people supported Luther when he criticized certain practices of the Catholic Church. |
| 3._____ | The Ninety-Five Theses attacked the Church for selling indulgences - pardons for sins. |
| 4._____ | Raphael painted religious scenes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. |
| 5._____ | Martin Luther believed a person should attend church, go on pilgrimages, and give aid to the poor. |
| 6._____ | Luther believed a person could get into heaven through faith alone. |
| 7._____ | The Reformation spread to many countries in Europe as thousands of Roman Catholics became Protestants. |
| 8._____ | The purpose of Columbus' voyage was to prove the world was round. |
| 9._____ | In the 1400s the islands south of florida were known as the "Indies". |
| 10._____ | Rulers of several European countries tried to convince Columbus to accept their offer of ships and supplies for a voyage in search of the Indies. |
| 11._____ | Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael were all famous artists of the Renaissance. |
| 12._____ | An excommunicated heretic is a member of the Catholic Church. |
| 13._____ | "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" are paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. |
| 14._____ | Florence, Italy, was a center for art, sculpture, and architecture. |
| 15._____ | Nicolaus Copernicus wrote a book called Concerning the Fabric of the Human Body. |
| 16._____ | The French believed Joan of Arc was a witch and a heretic. |
| 17._____ | William Shakespeare was a popular English playwright whose successes included "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Romeo and Juliet". |
| 18._____ | Copernicus claimed that the earth was the center of the solar system. |
| 19._____ | Churchmen and university professors supported Ptolemy's theory of the universe. |
| 20._____ | Andreas Vesalius was the "father of anatomy". |
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