1. Why was the widely practiced system of "lay investiture" such a problem for the Church?

2. What were some of the most important secular and sacred functions served by the Gothic Cathedrals?

3. In what way did women of the middle class benefit from the troubles of the Late Medieval period, and in what way did they suffer setbacks?

4. In what way did the Medieval Pageant dramas reflect the tone of synthesis in Gothic Cathedral architecture?

5. What technological advancement of the Late Medieval period do you think was most significant to future development, and why?