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6-5.4 Roman Catholic Church Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

What role did monasteries play in Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

A. encouraging people to live a life of extravagance

b)

B. preserving of sacred Islamic writings and knowledge

c)

C. preserving of sacred Christian writings and knowledge

d)

D. refusing to help the sick and less fortunate

2.

What item(s) did the monks reproduce in the scriptorium?

a)

A. hand-made maps of Europe

b)

B. wood-block paintings

c)

C. hand-made copies of the Bible

d)

D. armor for Knights

3.

Which text is considered a great example of illuminated artwork from medieval Europe?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Book of Kells

c)

Upanishads

d)

Qu'ran

4.

What cultural role did the Roman Catholic Church play in people's lives during the Middle Ages?

a)

A. It gave them jobs, where they earned a paycheck.

b)

B. It gave them a common bond and offered them stability.

c)

C. It gave them military training and weapons to defend themselves.

d)

D. It did not play a cultural role in people's lives.

5.

In addition to hand-copying the Bible & Caring for the ill,What is something that occurred in monasteries during the Middle Ages?

a)

A. Hand-copying the Qu'ran

b)

B. Giving Land Away to the Poor

c)

C. Education of boys, primarily for priesthood

d)

D. Creating pottery

6.

Where in the monastery were Christian writings preserved?

a)

A. Infirmary

b)

B. Refectory

c)

C. Dormitory

d)

D. Scriptorium

7.

Which leader decreed that monasteries should educate boys to prepare them for the priesthood?

a)

John Knox

b)

B. Martin Luther

c)

C. Charlemagne

d)

D. King John

8.

What was the role of the Franciscans and Dominicans during the Middle Ages?

a)

A. spread Christianity

b)

B. spread Islam

c)

C. fight in the Crusades

d)

D. work as serfs

9.

Which of the following is a way that monasteries influenced the communities around them?

a)

A. They offered land and protection in exchange for loyalty and military service.

b)

B. They converted villagers to Islam and Judaism.

c)

C. They preserved sacred Christian writings.

d)

D. They worked the farmland of vassals in exchange for money.

10.

Which of the following is true about the first universities in Europe?

a)

A. The universities taught in English, the language of the Church.

b)

B. The universities grew from monastic schools and theology degrees were most prominent.

c)

C. The universities taught math and science learned from Muslims.

d)

D. The universities were originally built to teach girls about reading.