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Monastery Quiz

Answer these questions relating to monasteries.
These hints concern monasteries in the Western Christian tradition.
Quiz by KevinDuBrow
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Last updated: August 28, 2024
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First submittedJune 9, 2019
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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
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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
Tuesday8
+3
Level 77
May 4, 2021
Good quiz. Cellarer is misspelled and you should accept simply “manuscript.”
sumokitty
+3
Level 84
May 4, 2021
Or at least "illuminated manuscript", which is the far more common term.
bestanford
+1
Level 72
May 4, 2021
Seconding this, was very surprised to see "illuminated manuscript" not accepted.
KevinDuBrow
+1
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.
bestanford
+1
Level 72
May 4, 2021
Could you also accept or ask "ascetic" for the austere, Hermit lifestyle one?
KevinDuBrow
+1
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".
Wallnutshire
+1
Level 79
Jul 31, 2021
Very interesting quiz, I've learned a few new words!
CardinalSin
+1
Level 80
Sep 30, 2021
Are you sure that the monk who cooks the dinner isn't the chipmonk?
camus
+2
Level 79
Aug 28, 2022
Well done, especially consdering you are almost new to quizmaking.
DrLaura
+1
Level 56
Aug 20, 2024
Great quiz! "Religious sister" is not synonymous with "nun", though.
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