TCI lesson 3 The Roman Catholic Church

Community life in western Europe during the MIddle Ages centered on

• the school

• the theater

• the church

• the town hall

Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the

• Age of Faith

• Age of Reason

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Enlightenment

Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?

• Benedict

• Constantine

• Gregory VII

• Charlemagne

Which group of clergy members belongs on the blank row/line. Pope, Cardinals, __________, Bishops, Priests

• Monks

• Parishes

• Mendicants

• Archbishops

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

• They could read and write

• They were honest and wise

• They owned most of the land

• They made all the people obey

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

• A developing a hierarchy of Church Officials

• strengthening the power of the Church

• improving efficiency in government

• protecting the wealth of monarch

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

• birthday

• marriage

• graduation

• pilgrimage

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

• The Holy Roman emperor apologizes to the pope

• St. Francis starts the Franciscan order.

• A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage

• A group of knights goes on a quest for a holy relic.

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."

• a monk

• a priest

• a pilgrim

• a king

What was a main goal of the Crusades?

• to teach Christians how to read

• to set up monasteries in Germany

• to take jerusalem from the Muslims

• to spead Christianity to the Byzantines