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Christendom and the Church in the Middle Ages

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Hagia Sophia?

a)

The place where Baptisms are celebrated

b)

Built as a great church in Constantinople, it serves today as a mosque in modern day Istanbul.

c)

A special prayer said by Christians in the middle ages.

d)

A special prayer said by Muslims in the middle ages

2.

What role did patriarchs play in the early Church?

a)

Leaders of the Christian community in major cities of the Roman Empire

b)

Important figures in the first book of the Bible

c)

Made policies against women in the Church

d)

A 4th degree of ordination in addition to bishops, priests, and deacons

3.

Generally, how did Muslims view Jews and Christians in the early Middle Ages?

a)

With fear

b)

With anger

c)

With respect as "people of the book"

d)

With a desire to convert as many as possible

4.

Why did many Christians convert during the early spread of Islam? (Select all that are true)

a)

non-Muslims were required to pay a special tax in Muslim controlled lands

b)

Muslim leaders had a policy of forced conversions or killing of Christians

c)

Islam had an appealing message that unified many

d)

Muslims welcomed Christians with an inspiring enthusiasm

5.

What is significant about the Battle of Tours in 722?

a)

It gave Muslims control of all of Western Europe

b)

It stopped Muslims from gaining control of France and spreading further into Europe

c)

It began the Crusades

d)

It led to the creation of the Papal States

6.

This made the pope a secular (non-religious) ruler

a)

Donation of Pepin

b)

Rogation Days

c)

Battle of Tours

d)

Synod of Whitby

7.

When Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as emperor he...

a)

...ensured that the emperor would protect Church laws and practices

b)

...made official a system that was already in place

c)

...made it possible for the emperor to appoint Church leaders

d)

...created problems for Church and state that would exist for centuries

8.

These people spread the Christian message to non-Christian areas

a)

emperors

b)

priests

c)

missionaries

d)

knights

9.

This word identifies one of the four marks of the Church and describes the universality of the Church's message and mission.

a)

catholic

b)

holy

c)

apostolic

d)

celibate

10.

What does it mean to say that the Church is holy

a)

Christ gave himself to make us holy

b)

Members of the Church do not sin

c)

We acknowledge that we care sinners and called to sainthood

d)

The institution of the Church does not make mistakes

11.

What is a conclave?

a)

A meeting of cardinals to elect a pope

b)

One of the Gregorian reforms to reduce corruption in the Church

c)

An area of the Church designed for solitary worship

d)

The place where monks live.

12.

Who were known as the apostles to the Slavs?

a)

Sts. Cyril and Methodius

b)

Sts. Francis and Clare

c)

Sts. Benedict and Scholastica

d)

Sts. Boniface and Augustine

13.

The Middle Ages were a time when the Church struggled through controversies and developed through reforms.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Great Schism came out of nowhere and happened suddenly.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

St. Boniface was a missionary to

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

Scotland

16.

St. Patrick was a missionary to

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Ireland

d)

Germany

17.

St. Margaret was a missionary to

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

France

d)

Scotland

18.

What is a schism?

a)

A well-known religious practice of the middle ages.

b)

The breaking of relationship between two groups.

c)

The agreement to work together through difficult controversy.

d)

A tool used within the feudal system to maintain control.

19.

What was the conflict of Eastern Emperors condemning the use of icons in worship called?

a)

Iconoclast controversy

b)

Fillioque controversy

c)

Simony controversy

d)

Mendicant controversy

20.

A series of prayers that coincides with the rhythms of the day is called

a)

Simony

b)

Christendom

c)

Conclave

d)

Liturgy of the Hours