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