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2. LutherMania Raise your hand when you think you know an answer. Winners will receive a $500.00 gift certificate to Marshall Field’s! (See Intern Linda for details)

3. 1: If Luther was born in 1483 and entered the monastery in 1505, he was: A) old enough to know better but young enough to do it again B) past the age of no return C) 22 years old D) too old to become a quarterback in the NFL

4. 1: If Luther was born in 1483 and entered the monastery in 1505, he was: C) 22 years old

5. 2: The monastery Luther attended was named after: A) his father’s uncle from Berlin B) his mother’s second cousin twice removed on her father’s side C) Vince Lombardi D) St. Augustine

6. 2: The monastery Luther attended was named after: D) St. Augustine

7. 3: The real reason Luther entered the monastery was because: A) he heard there were some cute nuns there and he wanted to meet them B) it was where everybody who flunked out of law school went C) he wanted to learn how to be a better sinner D) he knew he was sinful and was afraid of going to hell when he died

8. 3: The real reason Luther entered the monastery was because: D) he knew he was sinful and was afraid of going to hell when he died

9. 4: Luther’s fear of God was based on his belief that he was: A) not good enough to make the varsity basketball team B) too good looking to remain in the monastery forever C) completely sinful and unworthy of God D) not as fast as some of the other boys in his class

10. 4: Luther’s fear of God was based on his belief that he was: C) completely sinful and unworthy of God

11. 5: When Luther finally became a monk he made a sacred vow of: A) silence B) allegiance to the godfather C) poverty, celibacy and obedience D) revenge against everybody who didn’t want to be a Lutheran

12. 5: When Luther finally became a monk he made a sacred vow of: C) poverty, celibacy and obedience

13. 6: For Luther, taking a vow of poverty meant: A) no more flying first class between home and school B) no more triple espressos on his way to work in the morning C) no more super sizing his lunches at McDonald’s D) all of the above and more which meant a complete change in the way he lived his life

14. 6: For Luther, taking a vow of poverty meant: A) no more flying first class between home and school B) no more triple espressos on his way to work in the morning C) no more super sizing his lunches at McDonald’s D) all of the above and more which meant a complete change in the way he lived his life

15. 7: At the monastery, Luther was: A) always the last one to come downstairs for breakfast B) always late for everything and had to wash his pastor’s truck because of it C) always late for movies and had to apologize to his dates D) never late for anything and always tried to do more than everybody else so God would let him into heaven when he died

16. 7: At the monastery, Luther was: D) never late for anything and always tried to do more than everybody else so God would let him into heaven when he died

17. 8: While at the monastery, Luther frequently: A) stayed up all night long to pray B) went without food and water for days to show his repentance C) physically abused his body to show God how sorry he was for his sins D) all of the above - and more

18. 8: While at the monastery, Luther frequently: A) stayed up all night long to pray B) went without food and water for days to show his repentance C) physically abused his body to show God how sorry he was for his sins D) all of the above - and more

19. 9: Luther was assigned to teach at the University of Wittenberg where he taught classes on: A) the ethics of biomedical engineering B) basketball C) the Bible D) lawn mower repair

20. 9: Luther was assigned to teach at the University of Wittenberg where he taught classes on: C) the Bible

21. 10: The Bible verse that changed Luther’s life forever was: A) Habakkuk 2:4 “The righteous shall live by faith” B) Genesis 1:23 “And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.” C) Judges 7:20 “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” D) Hosea 8:1 “Set the trumpet to your lips!”

22. 10: The Bible verse that changed Luther’s life forever was: A) Habakkuk 2:4 “The righteous shall live by faith”

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