Medieval Europe Quiz

What group of clergy members belongs on the blank row?

• Monks

• Parishes

• Mendicants

• Archbishops

Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the

• Age of Faith

• Age of Reason

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Enlightenment

Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?

• Benedict

• Constantine

• Gregory VII

• Charlemagne

Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered on

• the school

• the theater

• the church

• the town hall

Which of the following is a main reason why the clergy were recorders and advisers to kings?

• They could read and write

• They were honest and wise

• They owned most of the land

• They made all the people obey

The actions below are examples of what process? • prohibiting kings from appointing priests • outlawing the selling of Church positions • excommunicating Holy Roman emperor Henry IV

• developing a hierarchy of Church officials

• strengthening the power of the Church

• improving efficiency in government

• protecting the wealth of monarchs

Which of these is a sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church?

• birthday

• marriage

• graduation

• pilgrimage

Which of the following was a main activity of a monastery?

• educating all the children in a village

• providing defense for the local manor

• training young men to become knights

• providing safe places for travelers to stay

Which of the following describes the plot of the "Canterbury Tales"?

• The Holy Roman emperor apologizes to the pope

• St. Francis starts the Franciscan order

• A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage

• A group of knights goes on a quest for a holy relic

Who would have been most likely to make the following statement? I am traveling to Jerusalem to show God how sorry I am for having sinned. I pray we have a safe journey.

• a monk

• a priest

• a pilgrim

• a king