Monastery Quiz

Answer these questions relating to monasteries.

These hints concern monasteries in the Western Christian tradition.

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Hint	Answer
Member of a religious order who has taken vows and might live in a monastery	Monk
A female version of the above	Nun
A member of a mendicant order such as the Franciscans or Dominicans, characterized by their travel and dependence on alms-giving	Friar
Sleeping and residential quarters for most residents	Dormitory
Covered walk or open arcade that encompasses a courtyard	Cloister
Communal dining room	Refectory
Communal washing room	Lavatorium
Room or building with a communal fireplace, also known as a warming room	Calefactory
Area in which books and documents are copied and produced	Scriptorium

Hint	Answer
Chapel in a monastery; the designated praying area	Oratory
Style of monasticism in which one lives as a hermit	Eremetic
Style of monasticism which emphasizes communal living	Cenobitic
Canonical hour taking place around 2 A.M, also known as the vigil	Matins
Canonical hour taking place around sunset, also known as Evening Prayer	Vesper
Community of monks or nuns overseen by an abbot or abbess	Abbey
A document produced by hand which features decorations such as initials and illustrations	Illuminated manuscript
Monk entrusted with the general provisioning of the community	Cellarer

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10 Comments

Level 76

May 4, 2021

Good quiz. Cellarer is misspelled and you should accept simply “manuscript.”

Level 90

May 4, 2021

Or at least "illuminated manuscript", which is the far more common term.

Level 73

May 4, 2021

Seconding this, was very surprised to see "illuminated manuscript" not accepted.

Level 53

May 8, 2021

Thanks for the comments everyone. Fixed "cellarer" and "illuminated manuscript". Also decided to add "frater" as a type-in for the dining room hint.

Level 73

May 4, 2021

Could you also accept or ask "ascetic" for the austere, Hermit lifestyle one?

Level 53

Aug 21, 2022

I think it's close but while ascetics practice self-denial, it doesn't necessarily have to be a solitary existence apart from society. That's what I was looking for with "hermit".

Level 78

Jul 31, 2021

Very interesting quiz, I've learned a few new words!

Level 82

Sep 30, 2021

Are you sure that the monk who cooks the dinner isn't the chipmonk?

Level 80

Aug 28, 2022

Well done, especially consdering you are almost new to quizmaking.

Level 59

Aug 20, 2024

Great quiz! "Religious sister" is not synonymous with "nun", though.