Medieval Church

Why was the Catholic Church so important in the Middle Ages?

• Daily life revolved around going to church, praying and following God.

• The Church was far away so people were afraid of it.

• Only the wealthy could go to church.

• all three are correct

During the Middle Ages how who was allowed to attend school?

• Only the monarchs

• The nobles and members of the clergy.

• Only the clergy.

• People with all types of backgrounds: serfs, peasants, knights, nobles, and monarchs.

What was the purpose of gargoyles in Medieval Europe?

• A. To scare peasants into the church to pray and as rain gutters.

• B. Decoration

• C. To hold the roof up.

• D. They were designed to look like stories from the Bible.

Who were the main people to write illuminated manuscripts?

• The Pope
• priests
• monks
• librarians

Monks daily lives consisted of....

• traveling and preaching the word of God.
• work, church service and prayer.
• praying and advising the Pope on important church matters.
• None of these answers are correct. 

The correct social hierarchy of the church from highest to lowest is...

• Pope, cardinal, archbishop, bishop, priest, monk. 
• Priest, archbishop, cardinal, priest, monk, bishop. 
• Bishop, pope, monk, priest, archbishop, cardinal. 
• Archbishop, cardinal, pope, monk, bishop, priest. 

What are the three vows that monks had to take under Benedictine Rule?

• obedience, chastity, and poverty
• loyalty, obedience, and chastity
• honor, loyalty and chastity 
• None of these are correct. 

Monks lived in...

• parish churches.
• monasteries or abbeys .
• convents .
• in the manor house.

Medieval people had the most contact with which member(s) of the church?

• The pope
• monks
• priests 
• Cardinals 

Why were Illuminated manuscripts produced?

• So Medieval people could understand stories through images since many were illiterate. 
• Monks were bored and had nothing else to do.