TCI Lesson 3 The ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE

Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered on

• the town hall

• the theater

• the market

• the church

Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the

• Age of Faith

• Age of Literature

• Age of Science

• Age of Art

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 these is a sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church?

• birthday

• marriage

• graduation

• pilgrimage

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 Tales.

• 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 on a religious pilgrimage.

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

What was a main goal of the crusades?

• to teach Christians how to read

• to set up monasteries in Germany

• to take Jerusalem from the Muslims

• to spread Christianity to the Byzantines

The word cathedral comes from the Latin word cathedra, meaning

• "the building that houses many people."

• "the beautiful image the mirror reflects."

• "the throne upon which a bishop sits."

• "the temple of worship where Mary resides."

In medieval Europe, the people most likely to be educated were

• merchants

• pilgrims

• crusaders

• clergy