The Power of the Church Review

The Pope is the leader of which of the following institutions?

• Roman Catholic Church

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• Holy Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

Popes were the highest religious authority and kings were the highest political authority in Europe during the Middles Ages. What did this create?

• A golden age of cooperation between church and state

• Many conflicts between the power of church and state

• It had no affect on the people of Europe.

• Many conflicts between popes and bishops

Church law that dictates the behavior of people in things like marriage and other religious practices is also known as what?

• Sharia Law

• The Ten Commandments

• Canon Law

• The King's Demesne

What is the punishment the church used that barred all the people in a defiant king's lands from receiving the sacraments and other religious rites?

• excommunication

• eucharist

• interdict

• homily

One conflict between the church and the kings was resolved when the church decided only it had the power to choose and appoint bishops but a king could veto the appointment of a particular bishop. This was the result of which meeting?

• Concordat of Worms

• Concordat of Rome

• Concordat of Concord

• The Worm of Concordats

One punishment of the church involves excluding a king from participating in church services and sacraments and releases all of his vassals from their duties to him. What is this called?

• Interdict

• Excommunication

• Eucharist

• Homily

Kings could appoint bishops in a process called what?

• Lay investiture

• Stock investment

• Excommunication

• Eucharistic interdict

Which of the following has the least power in the Catholic Church?

• The Pope

• Cardinals

• Bishops

• Priests

The appointment of Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III illustrated which of the following?

• Kings were more powerful than the church at that point.

• The church and kings had equal power.

• The church was more powerful than kings at that point.

• The church had no interest in political affairs.

How did lay investiture give power to kings?

• They could appoint church officials loyal to them.

• The church had to do whatever the kings said.

• The church had to appoint vassals for him.

• They could pick the Pope without input from the church.