1. The principal reason for the sale of indulgences by the catholic church was the
a. church’s desire to engage in greater missionary activity
b. need to repair christian churches in jerusalem
c. wish to complete the new st.peter’s cahtedral in rome
d. desire to establish more universities to train better clergy
2. which of the following was not one of the reasons rulers of many german states accepted lutheranism?
a. sincere belief in lutheran doctrines
b. desire to seize catholic church property
c. desire to sell indulgences in their own lands
d. desire to become independent of the holy roman emperor
3. luther was
a. democratic egalitarian who believed in peasant freedom
b. in favor of faith and good works to secure salvation
c. in favor of respect and obedience to authority
d. consistent opponent of the power of the nobles
