The Church in the Middle Ages

Fill in the blank: A period when the _______ Church was powerful and ruling all aspects society but open to corruption

• Western

• Eastern

• Northern

• Catholic

Which pope was responsible for the first crusade?

• Pope Leo

• Pope Francis

• Pope Urban

• Pope Pius

What was the aim of the first crusade?

• Persecute the Eastern Churches

• Capture the Roman Empire

• Capture Constantinople

• Capture the Holy Land (Jerusalem)

How many years did the crusades last?

• 100

• 200

• 50

• 1000

Fill in the blank: An inquisition was a Church court to deal with ________.

• heretics

• blasphemers

• other religions

• sinners

During the Avignon Papacy the pope resided in

• Rome

• Vatican City

• Avignon

• Jerusalem

The Black Death plague was thought to be...

• a war by God

• a pandemic

• Gods punishment

• none of the above

After the papacy returned to Rome there was a disruption because...

• The people did want the pope in Rome

• The French also elected a French Pope who wouldn't resign

• They wanted to keep the Pope in France

• They ended up with 4 Popes

Towards the end of the middle ages there was a movement towards...

• the need to reform

• the need to reunite the popes

• splitting up the church

• none of the above

At the end of the middle ages the church was struggling because...

• people didn't believe

• the church was too confusing

• there were too many popes

• the church was corrupt