- 1. What is the term for a monk's secluded living quarters?
A) Chapel
B) Cloister
C) Scriptorium
D) Cell
- 2. In what year did Martin Luther post his Ninety-Five Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation?
A) 1453
B) 1517
C) 1588
D) 1648
- 3. What is a group of monks who live together called?
A) Hermitage
B) Cathedral
C) Convent
D) Monastery
- 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) John Calvin
B) Desiderius Erasmus
C) Thomas Merton
D) Anonymous
- 6. 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
- 7. Which monk is known for his famous Rule that governs monastic life in many Christian monasteries?
A) Saint Augustine
B) Saint Cyril
C) Saint Benedict
D) Saint John Chrysostom
- 8. What is the term for the leader of a monastery or convent?
A) Bishop
B) Cardinal
C) Abbot
D) Prior
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