Question

1. ______who ordered the murder of st. thomas becket?

a. a rival bishop
b. king henry i of england
c. king henry ii of england
d. king henry iii of england
e. no one; he died of old age.

1. ______who founded the order of the carthusians?

a. st. bruno
b. st. norbert
c. st. robert of molesme
d. st. bernard of clairvaux
e. st. peter damien

1. ______who founded the cistercian order?

a. st. bruno
b. st. norbert
c. st. robert of molesme
d. st. bernard of clairvaux
e. st. peter damien

1. ______what problems did feudalism cause the church?

a. it led to the investiture controversy.
b. it caused simony.
c. it caused clerics to lead troops in battle.
d. a and b
e. a, b, and c

1. ______why was the concordat of worms made in 1122 important?

a. it resolved the problem of clerical marriages in the church.
b. it resolved the investiture controversy in germany.
c. it established the famous monastery at worms.
d. it rededicated the holy roman empire to the church.
e. it created a new method for electing the holy roman emperor in which the pope had a veto.

Explanation:

• Question 19: King Henry II of England's actions led to the murder of St. Thomas Becket. Henry II was in conflict with Becket over ecclesiastical privileges.
• Question 20: St. Bruno founded the Order of the Carthusians.
• Question 21: St. Robert of Molesme founded the Cistercian Order.
• Question 22: Feudalism caused multiple problems for the Church. The Investiture Controversy (a) was about who had the right to invest bishops (lay - rulers vs. Church). Simony (b) was the buying and selling of Church offices, which could be influenced by feudal power structures. Clerics leading troops (c) was also a result of feudal - like military obligations in some cases.
• Question 23: The Concordat of Worms (1122) resolved the Investiture Controversy in Germany. It was an agreement between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope regarding the investiture of bishops.

Answer:

1. c. King Henry II of England
2. a. St. Bruno
3. c. St. Robert of Molesme
4. e. a, b, and c
5. b. It resolved the Investiture Controversy in Germany.