1. What proof does Usamah offer of the uncivilized nature of the French invaders of the Middle East?
2. How does he demonstrate Islamic cultural, if not always military superiority in his account?
3. What makes Boccaccio’s description of the plague “modern”?
4. What effects does the plague have on Florentine society?
5. According to Twinger, how are the Jews to blame for the plague?
6. Compare Twinger’s account of the plague with Boccaccio’s. How are they different?
7. How did Luther find releases from his torments by reading, closely, the book of Romans?
8. How did Luther recall developing his ideas concerning the doctrine of salvation by faith?
9. Is Luther’s tone in writing excessively violent? Could his words be used to endorse actual violence?
TEXTBOOK from Sources for the Cultures of the West Volume 1: To 1750 Second Edition
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