Early Christian Church and Monasticism

By the fourth century, how was the Christian Church organized?

• All of the above

• By archbishops overseeing the bishoprics of each Roman province

• By bishops heading groups of parishes in a diocese

• By priests leading local Christian communities called parishes

Who claimed to be the leader of the western Christian church?

• The bishop of Jerusalem

• The bishop of Alexandria

• The bishop of Rome

• The bishop of Antioch

How did Pope Gregory I increase the power of the Roman Catholic Church?

• All of the above

• By converting non-Christian peoples of Germanic Europe to Christianity

• By extending papal authority over the Christian church in the west

• By taking control of Rome and its surrounding territories

What role did monks and monasteries play in the early Catholic Church?

• Providing schools for the young

• All of the above

• Offering hospitality for travelers

• Operating hospitals for the sick

What was the Benedictine rule?

• A vow of poverty taken by all monks

• All of the above

• A set of rules for monastic life written by Benedict

• A requirement of physical work for several hours a day

What did Benedictine monks primarily do in the ninth century?

• All of the above

• Provide education in newly converted German lands

• Spread Christianity to non-Christian peoples

• Copy manuscripts

Who played an important role in the monastic missionary movement?

• English and Irish monks

• Nuns

• Both monks and nuns

• None of the above

What did nuns in England provide for missionary activities?

• Books

• None of the above

• Money

• Both books and money

Who founded the monastery of Whitby in 657?

• Pope Gregory I

• Leoba

• Abbess Hilda

• Benedict

What did monks use to write their texts in the ninth century?

• Stone tablets

• Paper

• Parchment or sheepskin

• Papyrus