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