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Medieval Miscellany Trivia Quiz

A few tidbits for those who know their history.

A multiple-choice quiz by ErisDyer. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ErisDyer

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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277,272

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Albigensian Crusade took place in which country? Hint

France

Latvia

The Holy Land

Egypt

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which English-born scholar was the chief architect of the Carolingian Renaissance? Hint

Einhard

St. Boniface

Venerable Bede

Alcuin of York

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the more common name for the Order of Friar Preachers? Hint

Franciscans

Waldensians

Dominicans

Jesuits

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was St. Thomas Aquinas's teacher and mentor? Hint

St. Dominic

Peter Abelard

St. Francis

Albertus Magnus

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why was Peter the Hermit so successful in getting people of all backgrounds to join his peasant's crusade? Hint

He was a powerful orator

All of these reasons

He claimed he had a letter of endorsement from Christ

A resurgence in millenarianism

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Frankish leader commanded the force that halted the Muslim march into Europe at the Battle of Tours in 732? Hint

Pepin the Short

Charlemagne

Charles Martel

Dagobert I

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Question 7 of 10

7. What medieval style of architecture was characterized by round or slightly pointed arches, barrel vaults, cruciform piers and thick walls? Hint

Classical

Carolingian

Gothic

Romanesque

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where was St. Boniface, patron saint to both Germany and the Netherlands, born? Hint

Germany

France

England

Frisia

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who founded the city of Dublin, Ireland, in 841? Hint

Lorc�n mac Cellaig, King of Leinster

Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia

Ethelwulf, King of Wessex

Vikings

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who founded the Cistercian Order in 1098? Hint

Bernard of Clairvaux

Robert of Molesme

Prior Alberic

Peter the Venerable

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Albigensian Crusade took place in which country?

Answer: France

The Albigensian Crusade, also known as the Cathar Crusade, took place from 1209 to 1229, and was meant to crush the Cathars of the Languedoc region of France. The Cathars believed that the physical world was evil and the realm of the devil, while the spirit world was the realm of God. The movement was very popular at the time, but was branded heretical by the Church.

2. Which English-born scholar was the chief architect of the Carolingian Renaissance?

Answer: Alcuin of York

Alcuin was invited to the Carolingian Court by Charlemagne himself, and was later made Abbot of St. Martin's of Tours, in France. He was a deacon in the Church, but lived as a monk would.

3. What is the more common name for the Order of Friar Preachers?

Answer: Dominicans

The Dominican Order was created by St. Dominic as the Order of Friar Preachers as a mendicant order to preach to the increasing numbers of town and city dwellers.

4. Who was St. Thomas Aquinas's teacher and mentor?

Answer: Albertus Magnus

Albert the Great was of German descent, and was a member of the Dominican Order.

5. Why was Peter the Hermit so successful in getting people of all backgrounds to join his peasant's crusade?

Answer: All of these reasons

Peter the Hermit rode a donkey everywhere he went, and did eventually make it to Jerusalem with the Knights of the First Crusade, but not before his peasant army experienced a great massacre at the hands of Turkish soldiers.

6. Which Frankish leader commanded the force that halted the Muslim march into Europe at the Battle of Tours in 732?

Answer: Charles Martel

Charles Martel ("the Hammer") was the de facto ruler of the Frankish realms as Mayor of the Palace to the Merovingian King, who at the time of the Battle of Tours was Theoderic IV. By this time the Merovingian dynasty had lost most of its power, eventually allowing Pepin the Short (Martel's son and father of Charlemagne) to take over as King of the Franks in 751.

7. What medieval style of architecture was characterized by round or slightly pointed arches, barrel vaults, cruciform piers and thick walls?

Answer: Romanesque

Romanesque architecture is widely called "Norman" architecture in the British Isles. It evolved into Gothic in the 12th century.

8. Where was St. Boniface, patron saint to both Germany and the Netherlands, born?

Answer: England

St. Boniface left Wessex in England in 716 and again in 718 on a mission to convert the heathens of Frisia and the dark German forests outside the boundaries of the old Roman Empire. His style of conversion was very confrontational and he angered many through his efforts. He was killed in Frisia in 754.

9. Who founded the city of Dublin, Ireland, in 841?

Answer: Vikings

The Vikings were raiding both the Irish and British coastlines throughout the period, founding many towns and settlements along with pillaging monasteries and villages.

10. Who founded the Cistercian Order in 1098?

Answer: Robert of Molesme

Robert was Abbot of the Cluniac monastery at Molesme when he left to form the Cistercian Order. Though he was given the land to build a new monastery and he had many followers, he was ordered to return to Molesme as abbot after the remaining monks there petitioned the pope. Robert died at Molesme, and it was left to Prior Alberic to actually build the first monastery of the Cistercian Order.

Source: Author ErisDyer

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