- 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) 1648
B) 1453
C) 1588
D) 1517
- 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) Italy
B) Syria
C) Egypt
D) Greece
- 5. 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 Benedict
D) Saint Cyril
- 6. Which monk is known for the influential book 'The Cloud of Unknowing'?
A) John Calvin
B) Anonymous
C) Thomas Merton
D) Desiderius Erasmus
- 7. What is the term for the leader of a monastery or convent?
A) Prior
B) Abbot
C) Bishop
D) Cardinal
- 8. Which monk is known for his influential work 'The Imitation of Christ'?
A) John Climacus
B) Meister Eckhart
C) Bede the Venerable
D) Thomas à Kempis
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