Statistics for Monastery Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Member of a religious order who has taken vows and might live in a monastery	Monk	98%
Monk who leads the choir	Cantor	60%
A brother member of a mendicant order such as the Franciscans or Dominicans	Friar	47%
A female version of the above, also known as a religious sister	Nun	45%
Community of monks or nuns overseen by an abbot or abbess	Abbey	39%
Covered walk or open arcade that encompasses a courtyard	Cloister	38%
Canonical hour taking place around sunset, also known as Evening Prayer	Vesper	29%
Canonical hour taking place around 2 A.M, also known as the vigil	Matins	22%
Communal dining room	Refectory	22%
Area in which books and documents are copied and produced	Scriptorium	13%
This individual, born c.500 AD, is considered the most influential founding figure of Western Christian monasticism and is a patron saint of Europe	Benedict of Nursia	12%
Room or building with a communal fireplace, also known as a warming room	Calefactory	11%
Sleeping and residential quarters for most residents	Dormitory	11%
A document produced by hand which features decorations such as initials and illustrations	Illuminated manuscript	11%
Monk who reads lessons during a church service	Lector	11%
Style of monasticism in which one lives as a hermit	Eremetic	9%
Room for bathing	Lavatorium	5%
Monk entrusted with the general provisioning of the community	Cellarer	4%
Style of monasticism which emphasizes communal living	Cenobitic	3%
Chapel in a monastery; the designated praying area	Oratory	3%
Monk tasked to oversee the preparation of food	Kitchener	2%