Benedict XIV Quiz

Copyright © 2009 : Vincent Augustine D’Souza
email: vincent@go4quiz.com
blog: http://o3.indiatimes.com/vincent
blog: Voice From the Roof Top

(Benedict XIV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)

1) When was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini born?
a) 31 March 1675
b) 1 June 1670
c) 7 August 1678
d) 11 December 1680

2) Where was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini born?
a) Bologna
b) Naples
c) Barcelona
d) Venice

3) How old was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini when he received the Doctorate in Theology, Canon Law and Civil Law?
a) 30
b) 27
c) 24
d) 19

4) Which University did Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini attend?
a) La Sapienza
b) St. Thomas
c) Sorbonne
d) Urban

5) When was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini made titular bishop of Theodosia?
a) 1 January 1722
b) 12 June 1724
c) 28 July 1721
d) 9 November 1768

6) When was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini created cardinal?
a) 11 February 1728
b) 14 June 1730
c) 7 September 1734
d) 9 December 1726

7) When was Benedict XIV elected pope?
a) 15 March 1745
b) 12 May 1750
c) 17 August 1740
d) 18 October 1748

8) Which encyclical of Benedict XIV was on the validity of marriages?
a) Ubi Primum
b) Quod Provinciale
c) Nimiam Licentiam
d) Quam Grave

9) Who was the king of Portugal on whom Benedict XIV bestowed the title of Rex Fidelissimus in 1748?
a) Alfonso VI
b) Peter II
c) John V
d) Sancho II

10) When did Benedict XIV die?
a) 9 February 1760
b) 3 May 1758
c) 26 September 1762
d) 9 December 1764

Benedict XIV Quiz Answers

1) When was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini born?
a) 31 March 1675

2) Where was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini born?
a) Bologna

3) How old was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini when he received the Doctorate in Theology, Canon Law and Civil Law?
d) 19

4) Which University did Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini attend?
a) La Sapienza

5) When was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini made titular bishop of Theodosia?
b) 12 June 1724

6) When was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini created cardinal?
d) 9 December 1726

7) When was Benedict XIV elected pope?
c) 17 August 1740

8) Which encyclical of Benedict XIV was on the validity of marriages?
c) Nimiam Licentiam

9) Who was the king of Portugal on whom Benedict XIV bestowed the title of Rex Fidelissimus in 1748?
c) John V

10) When did Benedict XIV die?
b) 3 May 1758