A. cancelled out punishment due to sin
B. depended entirely on literacy
C. were considered “unimportant” by mystics
D. were only performed by men
Related Mcqs:
- Which are examples of devotional acts ?
A. pilgrimages
B. charitable donations
C. prayers on the sinner’s behalf
D. All of the Above - Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of early monks in shaping future medieval church life ?
A. They were extremely charismatic.
B. They wanted to move from the basics of Christian faith to a full Christian life.
C. They were promoters of the monastic life.
D. All of these answers - Which of the following was a popular medieval criticism about the Church ?
A. Many people were unable to understand Church texts written in Latin.
B. Many people were unable to understand the language of the Mass.
C. Many people took issue with the Pope’s inordinate wealth and power.
D. All of the above - Which of the following best represents Dante’s criticism of the medieval Church ?
A. He thought the popes failed to live up the requirements of their offices.
B. He disbelieved in the Christian doctrine.
C. He believed that most of the teachings were incorrect.
D. He thought that the popes were the only successful part of the Church. - Fill in the blank. Martin Luther nailed his _____________ to a church door in Wittenberg, accusing the Roman Catholic Church of heresy upon heresy?
A. Paradise Lost
B. 95 Theses
C. The Bible
D. Piers Plowman - What Renaissance text uses martyrology as a device to historicize the conflict between the true Church and the false Church in England ?
A. “Euphues”
B. “Paradise Lost”
C. “Paradise Regained”
D. “Acts and Monuments” - How did lay literacy affect traditional devotional practices ?
A. people stopped reading the Bible
B. people increasingly turned to visual art in order to learn about religion
C. people could be religious without the help of a clergy
D. interest in the Church history declined rapidly - In her essay “Wordsworth Balladry: Real Men Wanted,” Elizabeth Fey argues that the Romantics were interested in the medieval focus upon _______________?
A. Courtly love and modern-seeming emotion
B. Violence
C. Nature
D. Death and disease - In the context of Medieval literature, what does “inner rule” mean ?
A. it includes issues that pertain to the heart
B. it is part of the anchoress’ inner self
C. it is the most important part of Ancrene Wisse
D. All of the Above - In the Medieval era, women most commonly worked as ______________?
A. retailers
B. domestic servants
C. spinners
D. All of the Above
