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Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered on 

  1. the school.
  2. the theater.
  3. the church.
  4. the town hall.


the church.

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Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the 

  1. Age of Faith
  2. Age of Reason.
  3. Age of Exploration.
  4. Age of Enlightenment.


Age of Faith

100

Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians? 

  1. Benedict
  2. Constantine
  3. Gregory VI
  4. Charlemagne


Constanine

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Which of the following was a main activity of a monastery?

  1. educating all the children in a village
  2. providing defense for the local manor
  3. training young men to become knight
  4. providing safe places for travelers to stay


providing safe places for travelers to stay

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Which of the following is a main reason why the clergy were recorders and advisers to kings?  

  1. They could read and write
  2. They were honest and wise
  3. They owned most of the land
  4. They made all the people obey.


They could read and write

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The actions below are examples of what process?

• prohibiting kings from appointing priests

• outlawing the selling of Church positions

• excommunicating Holy Roman emperor Henry IV

  1. developing a hierarchy of Church official
  2. strengthening the power of the Church
  3. improving efficiency in government
  4. protecting the wealth of monarchs


strengthening the power of the Church

200

Which of these is a sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church?  

  1. birthday
  2. marriage
  3. graduation
  4. pilgrimage


marriage

200

Which of the following describes the plot of the "Canterbury Tales"?  

  1. The Holy Roman emperor apologizes to the pope.
  2. St. Francis starts the Franciscan order.
  3. A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage.
  4. A group of knights goes on a quest for a holy relic.


A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage.

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Who would have been most likely to make the following statement?

 I am traveling to Jerusalem to show God how sorry I am for having sinned. I pray we have a safe journey.

  1. a monk
  2. a priest
  3. a pilgrim
  4. a king

a pilgrim

200

What was a main goal of the Crusades?  

  1. to teach Christians how to read
  2. to set up monasteries in Germany
  3. to take Jerusalem from the Muslims
  4. to spread Christianity to the Byzantines


to take Jerusalem from the Muslims

300

Most Gothic cathedrals had all these features EXCEPT 

  1. stained-glass windows.
  2. broad ditches called moats.
  3. arches called flying buttresses.
  4. roof sculptures called gargoyles.


broad ditches called moats

300

In the Middle Ages, many universities grew out of 

  1. pilgrimage sites.
  2. cathedral schools.
  3. Charlemagne's court.
  4. convent schools.


cathedral schools

300

Whose ideas does this diagram describe?  

  1. Charlemagne
  2. Pope Gregory
  3. Saint Benedict
  4. Thomas Aquinas


Thomas Aquinas

300

Saint Benedict is best known for starting 

  1. the monastic way of life.
  2. the Roman Catholic Church.
  3. the pilgrimage to Canterbury.
  4. the conflict between church and state.


the monastic way of life

300

Saint Francis of Assisi founded an order of mendicant friars. How did they differ from monks?   

  1. They promised not to marry.
  2. They owned no personal property.
  3. They raised their own food.
  4. They lived among ordinary people.


They lived among ordinary people.

400

In medieval Europe, the people most likely to be educated were 

1. merchants.

2. pilgrims.

3. crusaders.

4. clergy.

 clergy

400

During the Middle Ages, people expected to the Church to 


1.  explain world events.

2.  help the poor and sick.

3.  hold town meeting and events.

4.  do all of the above.

do all of the above

400

Many people in medieval Europe thought that storms, disease, and famine were 

1. sent as punishments by God.

2. events that could not be prevented by prayer.

3. sent as punishments by the Church.

4. unimportant natural disasters.

sent as punishments by God.

400

The center of life in a medieval community was the 

1. town hall.

2. temple.

3. market.

4. church.

church

400

Saint Francis of Assisi founded an order of friars who 

1. traveled from town to town, preaching and caring for the poor.

2. lived in convents and planned to override the Church.

3. farmed their own land and sewed their own clothing.

4. all of the above

traveled from town to town, preaching and caring for the poor.

500

What clergy member ranked above a cardinal? 

1. bishop

2. priest

3. archbishop

4. pope

pope

500

People went on Crusades to seek 


1. wealth.

2. adventure.

3. salvation.

4. all of the above.

all of the above

500

Who developed the monastic way of life in western Europe? 


1. Saint Francis of Assisi

2. Hildegard of Bingen

3. Saint Benedict

4. Thomas Aquinas

Saint Benedict

500

The word cathedral comes from the Latin word cathedra, meaning 


1. "the building that houses many people."

2. "the beautiful image the mirror reflects."

3. "the throne upon which a bishop sits."

4. "the temple of worship where Mary resides."

"the throne upon which a bishop sits."

500

What group of clergy members belongs on the blank row? 

  1. Monks
  2. Parishes
  3. Mendicants
  4. Archbishops


Archbishops

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