1) What was Luthers childhood like? Do you think it affected his desire to succeed?

2) How did Luthers experiences with the plague change his life?
3) How did Luther believe that salvation was to be obtained when he joined the monastic order?
What changed his views of the Church?
4) Why was the pilgrimage to Rome so special?
5) What were Luthers expectations of Rome? The reality?
6) Why was monastic life so difficult for Luther?
7) What role did St. Peters Basilica play in the building of the Reformation?
8) Do you think that Luther planned for this to go as far as it did? Explain with evidence.
9) What were the primary results of the Protestant Reformation?
10) What were indulgences, and how were they perceived?
11) What was the initial goal of the Protestant Reformation?
12) Do you think the end result of the Protestant Reformation was what Martin Luther had wanted?
Why or why not?
13) Why is what Martin Luther is preaching so dangerous to the Catholic Church?
14) Why is Martin Luther successful when those before him were not?
15) Why do you think that Luther posted his 95 Theses in Latin rather than in the vernacular?
16) How could you get to Heaven according to the Catholic Church? According to Luther?