- 1. What is the term for a monk's secluded living quarters?
A) Cell
B) Scriptorium
C) Cloister
D) Chapel
- 2. In what year did Martin Luther post his Ninety-Five Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation?
A) 1453
B) 1648
C) 1517
D) 1588
- 3. What is a group of monks who live together called?
A) Monastery
B) Cathedral
C) Hermitage
D) Convent
- 4. Where did the Desert Fathers and Mothers live as hermits in the early Christian centuries?
A) Greece
B) Egypt
C) Syria
D) Italy
- 5. Which monk is known for the influential book 'The Cloud of Unknowing'?
A) Thomas Merton
B) Desiderius Erasmus
C) John Calvin
D) Anonymous
- 6. Which monk is known for his influential work 'The Imitation of Christ'?
A) Meister Eckhart
B) Bede the Venerable
C) John Climacus
D) Thomas à Kempis
- 7. Which monk is known for his famous Rule that governs monastic life in many Christian monasteries?
A) Saint Augustine
B) Saint John Chrysostom
C) Saint Cyril
D) Saint Benedict
- 8. What is the term for the leader of a monastery or convent?
A) Cardinal
B) Prior
C) Bishop
D) Abbot
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