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8th Religion Chapter 9 & 10

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A life dedicated to prayer, work, study and the needs of society is known as....

a)

social work

b)

Catholic Community Services

c)

monastic life

d)

missionary

2.

Who was one of the first to organize a group of solitary hermts to live in community at the beginning of the 4th century?

a)

Saint Methodius

b)

a priest named Arius

c)

Anthony of Egypt

d)

Gregory the Great

3.

Who was the mid 4th century holy monk and theologian that develped a great "rule of life" for monks?

a)

St. Francis

b)

Gregory the Great

c)

Clovis, King of Francs

d)

Basil the Great

4.

Promises of proverty, chastity and obedience in monastic life are called...

a)

the Golden Rule

b)

evangelical counsels

c)

ora et labora

d)

canon law

5.

Who founded a monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy in the early 6th century? (529).

a)

Gregory the Great

b)

Benedict of Nursia

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Saint Columba

6.

What was the motto that Benedict lived by?

a)

"Love conquers all things"

b)

"Faith, hope and love, the greatest of these is love"

c)

"Ora et labora, Pray and work"

d)

"God grant us a love that may never die"

7.

What did the Romans call the tribes that began to invade Roman territories?

a)

pagans

b)

Lutherans

c)

barbarians

d)

ignorants

8.

Who is the 6th century Christian leader who worked to convert the pagan tribes to Christianity? He also helped reform the Church.

a)

Saint Paul

b)

Basil the Great

c)

St. Benedict

d)

Pope Gregory the Great

9.

What is the word that refers to Church governance?

a)

ecclesial

b)

canon

c)

evangelical counsels

d)

theology

10.

Who was one of the prominent 6th century pagan invaders that converted to Christianity, inspired by the monks and nuns in monasteries?

a)

Cyril and Methodius

b)

Clovis, King of Franks

c)

Anthony of Egypt

d)

Greogry the Great

11.

Who were the Greek brothers who brought the Good News of Jesus to the territories of the pagan invaders? (9th Century)

a)

Columba and Patrick

b)

Benedict and Scholastica

c)

Cyril and Methodius

d)

Anthony and Basil

12.

Who did Pope Leo III crown as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800?

a)

Clovis, King of Francs

b)

Gregory the Great

c)

Hagia Sofia

d)

Charlemagne

13.

By the year 1000, most of "barbarian" Europe was... what?

a)

French

b)

Christian

c)

Part of the Roman Empire

d)

Muslim

14.

Who conquered much of the Middle East and took over holy sites in Jerusalem in the 7th & 8th centuries?

a)

the Franks

b)

armies of Muslims

c)

Pagan Roman soldiers

d)

monks and nuns

15.

What significant event in the Church happened in 1054?

a)

Jerusalem was recaptured by Christian armies

b)

a schism or division that divided the Church in the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire.

c)

Charlemagne reformed Church hierarchy

d)

The Mass was changed so that only Latin was spoken

16.

Who was the Irish monk from the 6th century who founded a monastery on the island of Iona?

a)

St. Basil

b)

St. Columba

c)

St. Benedict

d)

St. Scholastica

17.

Which of the following was involved in the development of liturgical music?

a)

Pope Gregory the Great

b)

Scholastica

c)

Anthony of Egypt

d)

Clovis

18.

Gothic cathedrals in the Middle Ages were built with what type of floor plan?

a)

pentagon

b)

rectangular

c)

cruciform or cross-shaped

d)

square or box shaped

19.

Stained glass windows in gothic cathedrals were impotant because...

a)

They let light into the big building

b)

The images on the glass told stories from the bible for people who could not read

c)

The colored glass inspired worship during Mass

d)

The windows were a testament to the wealth of the Church

20.

What are the five forms of Catholic prayer?

(a)  

21.

A journey to a shrine or other holy place for spiritual reasons is called a...

a)

retreat

b)

pilgrimage

c)

feudalism

d)

journey

22.

During A.D. 1000-1200 the Holy Land, fell into the hands of who?

a)

Barbarian conquerors

b)

Muslim conquerors

c)

Turkish conquerors

d)

African conquerors

23.

What did Pope Urban II call all Christian rulers to organize in 1095?

a)

evangelism of Muslims

b)

a crusade to take back the Holy Land and sacred Christian sites

c)

a reuniting of the Eastern and Western Catholic Churches

d)

a rebuilding of monasteries in the Eastern empire

24.

How many major crusades were there between 1096 and 1204?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

4

d)

3

25.

Despite the efforts of the Crusades, Jerusalem remained under Muslin control until when?

a)

1984

b)

1300

c)

1917

d)

2005

26.

Europe in the Middle Ages looked to the Church for political as well as spiritual guidance. Corruption in the Church began when kings and princes insisted on appointing bishops and abbots in their kingdoms. This is called...

a)

canon law

b)

lay investiture

c)

magisterium

d)

apostolic succession

27.

Which of the following is a "Gregorian reform" instituted by Pope Gregory VII

a)

Children are allowed to receive Holy Eucharist at Mass

b)

Called for Roman Catholic priests to be celibate

c)

Forbidded lay investiture

d)

Mass was to be said in the language of the people

28.

Which word refers to a cultural and political atmosphere when nearly everone was Catholic and Catholicism influenced every aspect of people's lives?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Lay investiture

c)

Christendom

d)

Democracy

29.

What is the name of the ecumenical council gathered in 1215 by Pope Innocent III?

a)

The Council at Nicea

b)

The 2nd Vatican Council

c)

The Council of Chalcedon

d)

The Fourth Lateran Council

30.

What is the term used to describe the changing of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ that takes place at Mass during the Consecration?

a)

The Paschal Mystery

b)

transubstantiation

c)

consubstantial

d)

simony

31.

In 1231 Pope Gregory IX set up an official court to investigate heretics. What was this court called?

a)

Ecclesial

b)

Canon Law

c)

Inquisition

d)

Crusade

32.

During the High Middle ages, educated priests who chose to live among the people and depend on the generosity of others (beg) for their daily needs, called themselves ... what?

a)

monks

b)

mendicant friars

c)

abbots

d)

bishops

33.

Who was the 13th century Dominican friar who became the greatest theologian of the time?

a)

St. Francis

b)

St. Dominic

c)

Pope Innocent III

d)

St. Thomas Aquinas

34.

Which 13th century saint was the son of a wealthy Italian merchant. He be came a mendicant friar and developed a rule for his followers to live simple, holy lives.

a)

St. Thomas Aquinas

b)

St. Francis of Assisi

c)

St. Gregory the Great

d)

St. Dominic de Guzman

35.

Which 13th century mendicant friar was born in Spain and worked to combat the spread of heresy and is thought to contribute to the development of the Rosary?

a)

St. Francis of Assisi

b)

St. Columba

c)

St. Dominic de Guzman

d)

St. Benedict of Nursia

36.

What are the four marks of the Church?

a)

Father, Son, and Holy, Spirit

b)

One, holy, Catholic, (and) Apostolic

c)

Communion, Reconciliation, Baptism, Penance

d)

Faith, Hope, Love, Charity

37.

Which is the 1st Glorious Mystery?

a)

The Resurrection of Jesus

b)

The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles (Pentecost)

c)

The Nativity of Jesus

d)

The Assumption of Mary into Heaven

38.

Which is the 2nd Glorious Mystery?

a)

Jesus is Found in the Temple

b)

The Scourging at the Pillar

c)

Jesus Carries the Cross

d)

Jesus Ascends Into Heaven

39.

Which is the 3rd Glorious Mystery?

a)

Mary is Assumed into Heaven

b)

The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles (Pentecost)

c)

Mary is Crowned Queen of Heaven

d)

The Stripping of the Garments

40.

Which is the 4th Glorious Mystery?

a)

The Transfiguratiom

b)

Mary is Assumend into Heaven

c)

The Resurrection of Jesus

d)

The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God

41.

Which is the 5th Glorious Mystery?

a)

Jesus is Baptized in the Jordan River

b)

Mary is Crowned Queen of Heaven

c)

The Institution of the Eucharist

d)

The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles (Pentecost)