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Monasteries and Convents

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities

a)

medieval

b)

Charlemagne

c)

monks

d)

Pope

2.
Where did monks live?
a)
They had no home.
b)
castles
c)
monasteries
d)
farms
3.
How did monks preserve (save) knowledge of the past?
a)
they copied books, and rare documents.
b)
they interviewed many politicians.
c)
they spent their days talking with community members.
d)
they kept journals.
4.

Largest Monastery in Medieval Europe

a)

Chalker Monastery

b)

Mitchell Monastery

c)

Corliss Abbey

d)

Cluny Abbey

5.

How many monks lived in Cluny Abbey

a)

300

b)

199

c)

200

d)

400

6.

Which order tried to live as Jesus did among the poor and needy?

a)

Ciscitarian

b)

Franciscans

c)

Dominicans

d)

Benadictines

7.

Who was the chief monk in a monastery ?

a)

Friar

b)

Abbey

c)

Abbott

d)

Abbess

8.

Monks dressed in clothing called..

a)

Tonsures

b)

Friars

c)

Habits

d)

Convent

9.

What is the feudal system?

a)

Structure of society in medieval times based on class

b)

The relationship between man and dog in medieval society

c)

The way of structuring a monastery

10.

Which university based its design on a Monastery?

a)

University of Canberra

b)

University of Cambridge

c)

University of Oxford

d)

University of New South Wales

11.

Which countries were Benedictine Monks most influential

a)

France and Australia

b)

France and England

c)

Portugal and Spain

d)

Italy and France

12.

What impact would the grand buildings of Monasteries have had on the members of the community?

a)

A sense of importance

b)

A sense of shame

c)

A sense of wonder

d)

A sense of respect