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