Name:
 

 

Chapter 9



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

____ wrote a rule for monks and lived by the motto Ora et labora (“Pray and work”).
a.
Basil the Great
c.
Charlemagne
b.
Benedict of Nursia
d.
Bernard of Clairvaux
 

 2. 

____ is associated with the beginnings of Church music.
a.
Pope Gregory the Great
c.
Anthony of Egypt
b.
Scholastica
d.
Clovis
 

 3. 

In 1054 a division, or schism, took place in Catholicism, separating the Church in the ____ parts of the Roman Empire.
a.
northern and southern
c.
southern and western
b.
eastern and western
d.
northern and eastern
 

 4. 

During the seventh and eighth centuries, armies of Muslims conquered much of the Middle East, including the holy sites in ____.
a.
Rome
c.
Jerusalem
b.
Constantinople
d.
Egypt
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 5. 

______________________________ is a life dedicated to prayer, work, study, and the needs of society.
 

 

 6. 

Saint Basil the Great developed a ______________________________ for monks, calling them to a life dedicated to serving God in other people, especially those who were poor.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Indicate the letter of the answer that best defines each term.
a.
of or relating to the Church
b.
a life dedicated to prayer, work, study, and the needs of society
c.
governing body
d.
a place where monks or nuns live
e.
poverty, chastity, and obedience
f.
a division
 

 7. 

monastic life
 

 8. 

evangelical counsels
 

 9. 

ecclesial
 

 10. 

monastery
 



 
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