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1. Since the 1960s and 1970s, nuns in some orders have worn secular attire. However, many in the church prefer more traditional habits. Which pope called for "identifiable garb" for nuns and priests in his 1996 apostolic exhortation "Vita Consecrata"?
2. An Assyrian tablet of laws from the 13th century BC, found in the library of Ashurbanipal in Nineveh and now in the British Museum, contains the earliest known reference to women being required to wear veils. What groups of women were specifically forbidden to wear veils?
3. From the 1100s to the 1960s, the ceremony in which many nuns received their habits included a white gown and veil, a wedding ring, and (in some orders) a crown of thorns or (in others) orange blossoms in the hair. In this wedding ceremony, during which she becomes a Bride of Christ, what three vows does the bride promise to keep forever?
4. Monks of the Order of Preachers founded in the 13th century by Saint Dominic de Guzman traditionally wore a black "cappa" (cape) over a white habit. What common nickname was historically applied to Dominicans in England because of this attire?
5. Franciscan monks (and their monasteries) were called "Grey Friars" or "Greyfriars" in England, because of the color of the rough cloth of the monks' habits. The body of what English king, killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, was said to have been buried by the Greyfriars in Leicester and was found by archaeologists in 2012?
6. In Rome, from 213 B.C. onward, and in England from early medieval times through the Elizabethan era, laws were promulgated to control consumption of wealth, including clothing - limiting certain fabrics, colors, and styles to particular social classes or individuals. What did the English call these laws, based on the earlier Latin term?
7. Many parts of the traditional habits of nuns have origins that reflect the lives of such women in earlier time periods. What was the original purpose of the "scapular" - a long garment cut to fit over the shoulders and cover the tunic in the front and the back?
8. St. Cecilia, St. Patrick, Thomas a Becket, Charlemagne, Thomas More, and Prince Henry the Navigator, among others, were said to have worn or been buried with what penitential garment underneath their outer clothing?
9. In her autobiographical nonfiction book "Dead Man Walking" and in the movie made from it in 1995, details of Sister Helen Prejean's work as a nun in the late 20th century are presented realistically, including clothing that is simple and modest but not the stereotypical nun's habit. Where did Sister Prejean wear this practical attire to live out her calling?
10. In the British Isles, the nickname "Grey Friars" was popularly attached to monks of the order of St. Francis of Assisi. But who or what was "Greyfriars Bobby" of Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh?
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