THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE

The center of life in a medieval community was the

• town hall

• temple

• market

• church

Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages the

• Age of Faith

• Age of Literature

• Age of Science

• Age of Art

During the Middle Ages, people expected to the Church to

• explain world events

• help the poor and sick

• hold town meeting and events

• do all of the above

Many people in medieval Europe thought that storms, disease, and famine were

• sent as punishments by God.

• events that could not be prevented by prayer

• sent as punishments by the Church

• unimportant natural disasters

The Church gained economic power by

• collecting taxes

• taking some land by force

• receiving gifts of land from the wealthy

• all of the above

What clergy member ranked above a cardinal?

• bishop

• priest

• archbishop

• pope

What was one result of the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV?

• Pope Gregory excommunicated Henry IV

• Pope Gregory had to step down from his position in the Church

• Henry IV began a war against Pope Gregor

• Henry IV refused to have anything to do with the Church

Which of the following sacraments is a formal declaration of belief in God and the Church?

• Baptism

• Confirmation

• Matrimony

• Penance

Christians who went on a pilgrimage visited

• priests

• castles

• holy sites

• doctors

Which of the following best describes the plot from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury T

• A group of crusaders go on a military expedition

• A group of nuns travel to a foreign country as missionaries

• A group of pilgrims travel to Canterbury

• A group of monks decide to set up special guest houses for pilgrims