Religion in the Middle Ages - quiz

Question 1

What Was Purgatory?

Accepted Answer

a place between heaven and hell where most people's souls went after death

Question 2

People could buy indulgences to help souls in purgatory

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What was the purpose of buying an indulgence in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

To reduce time in purgatory

Question 4

Why did people donate money to the Church when they died?

Accepted Answer

So priests would pray for their soul

Question 5

What could happen to someone who didn’t attend Mass?

Accepted Answer

People in town might avoid or shame them, hey had to pay money as punishment, they might not go to heaven, They had to say sorry publicly in church

Question 6

What was a 'Doom Painting' designed to do?

Accepted Answer

To encourage moral behavior by showing consequences of sin, To teach religious concepts to illiterate people

Question 7

What did indulgences make people believe about their sins?

Accepted Answer

They could be erased by money or action

Question 8

Purgatory was the same as hell in medieval belief

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

What document could be purchased in the Middle Ages to reduce time in purgatory?

Accepted Answer

Indulgence

Question 10

What did a journeyman have to do to become a master?

Accepted Answer

Create a masterpiece

Question 11

Medieval art never depicted purgatory because it was considered too sacred to illustrate

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What papal certificates did medieval Christians purchase to reduce punishment for sins?

Accepted Answer

Indulgence

Question 13

Why did people go to church regularly in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

to ensure their place in heaven

Question 14

What did people believe caused disease in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

punishment from god

Question 15

What was the first stage in becoming a knight?

Accepted Answer

page

Question 16

What was the name for the tax people paid to the church?

Accepted Answer

tithe

Question 17

In the Middle Ages, people could purchase indulgences to reduce time in purgatory for themselves or deceased loved ones.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Who usually sold indulgences in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

priests

Question 19

Purpose of Doomsday paintings

Accepted Answer

To show people who couldn't read what heaven and hell looked like, To remind everyone the Church had power over their souls, To warn people God would judge them after they died, To scare people into being good by showing punishment for bad deeds

Question 20

The Catholic Church taught that most Christians would need to spend time in purgatory before heaven

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

What was the dominant religion in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Catholic

Question 22

Why was the Catholic Church so powerful in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

it influenced every part of people's lives

Question 23

Purgatory was considered a temporary place, not permanent like heaven or hell.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

What happened to people called “heretics”?

Accepted Answer

They were put on trial and often executed

Question 25

What were the 3 vows monks had to take?

Accepted Answer

Poverty, Celibacy, Obedience

Question 26

What was the name for someone training to be a monk?

Accepted Answer

novice

Question 27

What did people often give to the church after they died?

Accepted Answer

money to pay for special prayers

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