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WorksheetsThe Catholic Church in Medieval Europe Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was one result of the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV?
a)
Pope Gregory excommunicated Henry IV.
b)
Pope Gregory had to step down from his position in the Church.
c)
Henry IV began a war against Pope Gregory.
d)
Henry IV refused to have anything to do with the Church.
2.
The center of life in a medieval society was the
a)
town hall.
b)
temple.
c)
market.
d)
church.
3.
How did the Catholic church become so wealthy?
a)
Through tithes from the people
b)
Paying of penances
c)
Paying of sacraments
d)
All of the above
4.
Who is missing?
a)
Archbishops
b)
kings
c)
Nuns
d)
monks
5.
Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?
a)
Benedict
b)
Constantine
c)
Gregory VII
d)
Charlemagne
6.
Which of the following is a main reason why the clergy were recorders and advisers to kings?
a)
They could read and write.
b)
They were honest and wise
c)
They owned most of the land.
d)
They made all the people obey.
7.
Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the
a)
Age of faith.
b)
Age of Reason.
c)
Age of Exploration.
d)
Age of Enlightenment.
8.
The actions below are examples of what process?
a)
developing a hierarchy of Church officials
b)
strengthening the power of the Church
c)
improving efficiency in government
d)
protecting the wealth of monarchs
9.
Which of these is a sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
birthday
b)
marriage
c)
graduation
d)
pilgrimage
10.
Which of the following describes the plot of the "Canterbury Tales"?
a)
The Holy Roman emperor apologizes to the pope.
b)
St. Francis starts the Franciscan order.
c)
A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage.
d)
A group of knights goes on a quest for a holy relic.
11.
Who would have been most likely to make the following statement?
a)
a monk
b)
a priest
c)
a pilgrim
d)
a king
12.
What was a main goal of the Crusades?
a)
to teach Christians how to read
b)
to set up monasteries in Germany
c)
to take Jerusalem from the Muslims
d)
to spread Christianity to the Byzantines
13.
Most Gothic cathedrals had all these features EXCEPT
a)
stained-glass windows.
b)
broad ditches called moats.
c)
arches called flying buttresses.
d)
roof sculptures called gargoyles.
14.
In the Middle Ages, many universities grew out of
a)
pilgrimage sites.
b)
cathedral schools.
c)
Charlemagne's court.
d)
convent schools.
15.
Whose ideas does this diagram describe?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
Pope Gregory
c)
Saint Benedict
d)
Thomas Aquinas
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