1. When was St. Angela Merici born?
a) 31 March 1474
b) 16 October 1472
c) 28 July 1470
d) 15 May 1468
2. Where was St. Angela Merici born?
a) Padua
b) Naples
c) Desenzano
d) Florence
3. Which order did St. Angela Merici join?
a) Third Order of St. Dominic
b) Third Order of St. Francis
c) Apostolic Carmel
d) Bethany Sisters
In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is the son of Isaac and Rebekah, the grandson of Abraham and Sarah and of Bethuel, and the younger twin brother of Esau. He had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and by their maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah. The children named in Genesis were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, daughter Dinah, Joseph, and Benjamin.
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1. What does Bethel mean?
a) Glory of God
b) House of Bread
c) House of God
d) Wrestled with God
2. How many years did Jacob work under Laban?
a) 14 years
b) 20 years
c) 40 years
d) 18 years
3. Who was Jacob’s second wife?
a) Leah
b) Rachel
c) Bilhah
d) Zilpah
(John XXI is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
1. Where was Pedro Juliao born?
a) Faro
b) Porto
c) Coimbra
d) Lisbon
2. Which university did Pedro Juliao attend?
a) University of Paris
b) University of Pisa
c) University of Padua
d) Gregorian University
3. Where did Pedro Juliao teach medicine?
a) University of Moscow
b) University of Warsaw
c) University of Siena
d) Copenhagen University
(Calixtus III, also known as Callixtus III or Callistus III, is referred to as Alonso de Borja for the times before he became pope.)
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1. When was Alonso de Borja born?
a) 31 December 1378
b) 5 June 1401
c) 3 July 1402
d) 11 December 1404
2. Where was Alonso de Borja born?
a) Lisbon
b) Barcelona
c) Jativa
d) La Mancha
3. To which king was Alonso de Borja secretary?
a) Alfonso V
b) Henry V
c) Edward II
d) George II
1. Where did Tobit live?
a) Babylon
b) Shiraz
c) Ur
d) Nineveh
2. Who was Tobit’s wife?
a) Edna
b) Dinah
c) Hannah
d) Judith
3. What good deed did Tobit do that was forbidden by the king?
a) Built synagogues
b) Buried the dead
c) Fed the hungry
d) Gave alms
1. When was Giambattista Pamfili born?
a) 9 January 1583
b) 6 May 1574
c) 21 June 1585
d) 3 November 1586
2. Where was Giambattista Pamfili born?
a) Como
b) Gravina
c) Rome
d) Bologna
3. Where was Giambattista Pamfili nuncio?
a) Belgium
b) Sweden
c) Bohemia
d) Naples
A quiz on Pope Urban VII. He was Pope for thirteen days in September 1590. He was of Genoese origin, although born in Rome. He was chosen successor of Pope Sixtus V, but died of malaria before consecration.
1. When was Pietro Barbo born?
a) 23 February 1417
b) 9 May 1418
c) 21 July 1414
d) 14 December 1412
2. Where was Pietro Barbo born?
a) Naples
b) Florence
c) Genoa
d) Venice
3. Where was Pietro Barbo archdeacon?
a) Bologna
b) Nicosia
c) Valetta
d) Skopje
(Pius VIII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
1) When was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione born?
a) 7 April 1760
b) 3 October 1755
c) 20 November 1761
d) 31 January 1759
2) Where was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione born?
a) Cingoli
b) Kinnigoli
c) Berne
d) Mantua
3) Which school did Francesco Xaverio Castiglione attend at Osimo?
a) Capuchin
b) Diocesan
c) Jesuit
d) Norbertine