19. Q. What now became the theater for the Reformation? A. Central Germany.
20. Q. Who responded to the universal aspiration for a leader to guide into new and safe paths? A. Martin Luther.
21. Q. When and where was Luther born? A. In Eisleben, Saxony, November 11, 1483.
22. Q. What wealthy lady befriended Luther in youth, and gave him the advantages of an excellent teacher? A. Ursula Cotta.
23. Q. After finishing his course at the University of Erfurt, what did Luther then do? A. He bade the world farewell, and in 1505 entered the Augustinian cloister as a monk.
24. Q. In 1508 to what place was Luther called as professor? A. To Wittenberg.
25. Q. After two years in Wittenberg to what city did he make a visit? A. Rome.
26. Q. What effect did this visit have upon Luther? A. He took with him, when he left Rome, an abhorrence of the superstition and immorality of the church at its fountainhead, which never left him.
27. Q. In what bill of charges did Luther subsequently arraign the church? A. His ninety-five theses, directed principally against the sale of indulgences.
28. Q. In an “Address to the Nobles of the German People” what did Luther declare which led to his excommunication by the pope? A. That the time had come when Germany ought to cast off allegiance to Rome, to start out on an independent religious and national life, and take care of its own interests.