Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses are linked with the beginning of which movement?

Correct answer: Reformation

The direct answer is A: the Reformation. Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses were published in 1517 and criticized practices in the medieval Western Church, especially the sale of indulgences. The theses encouraged public debate about religious authority, church practices and the possibility of reform. The controversy helped begin the Protestant Reformation, although the wider movement had many causes and leaders. Option A is correct because Luther’s action is traditionally linked with the beginning of the Reformation. Option B, the Industrial Revolution, concerns machines, factories and production and belongs mainly to a later period. Option C, the American Civil War, occurred in the nineteenth century and concerned the United States. Option D, the Cuban Revolution, occurred in the twentieth century. The accurate memory chain is Luther–1517–Ninety-Five Theses–Reformation.