The Great Schism Quiz

What was a significant theological divide in the Great Schism?

• The use of Latin

• The Filioque controversy

• The role of icons

• The date of Easter

Who was crowned as emperor in the West in 800, threatening Byzantine claims to authority?

• Leo IX

• Charlemagne

• Michael Cerularius

• Constantine

What significant event in 1054 marked the formal schism between the Eastern and Western Churches?

• The Council of Nicaea

• The Great Fire of Rome

• The mutual excommunications

• The signing of the Magna Carta

What accusation did Cerularius and the Eastern bishops make against the Latin Church?

• Political corruption

• Economic exploitation

• Various errors, including the Filioque addition

• Military aggression

What did the mutual excommunications of 1054 crystallize?

• Economic alliances

• Political treaties

• Divisions that had been developing for centuries

• Military strategies

What was placed on the altar of Hagia Sophia by Humbert?

• A peace treaty

• A bull of excommunication

• A religious relic

• A letter of apology

What did the Eastern bishops reject in 1054?

• The authority of the Byzantine Emperor

• The authority of the pope

• The use of icons in worship

• The translation of the Bible into Latin

Which church was predominant in Norway during the East-West Schism of 1054?

• Orthodox Church

• Catholic Church

• Protestant Church

• Anglican Church

Which church was predominant in France during the East-West Schism of 1054?

• Orthodox Church

• Catholic Church

• Protestant Church

• Anglican Church

What does St. Cyprian's statement imply about those not in communion with the bishop? “The Church is one, and it is through the one Church that the unity of the episcopate is manifested; he who is not in communion with the bishop is not in the Church”

• They are wealthy

• They are not in the Church

• They are powerful

• They are numerous