Quiz on Monastic Life

Between which years did the number of Monks and Nuns increase from 1000 to 5000?

• 1000 to 1066

• 1066 to 1135

• 1135 to 1200

• 1200 to 1266

How many religious houses increased from 60 to 250?

• 100 to 300

• 60 to 250

• 200 to 500

• 50 to 200

In 1066, how many cathedrals with monasteries were there?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

By 1135, how many cathedrals with monasteries were there?

• 10

• 15

• 19

• 25

What did the Normans bring into the Cluniac order?

• A new language

• A new tradition

• An offshoot of the Benedictine order

• A new architectural style

What was the role of Cluniac Monasteries?

• To build new churches

• To revive monasticism

• To create new religious texts

• To convert non-believers

When was the first Cluny monastery founded?

• 1077

• 1080

• 1100

• 1135

By 1135, how many Cluny Monasteries were there?

• 10

• 15

• 24

• 30

Who gradually changed the leaders of Monasteries in England?

• The Saxons

• The Normans

• The Vikings

• The Romans

In 1086, how many Anglo-Saxon Abbots remained?

• 5

• 3

• 10

• 7