Category: Popes

1. When was Alessandro Farnese born? a) 29 February 1468 b) 1 April 1464 c) 27 August 1472 d) 3 October 1460 2. With which diocese was Alessandro Farnese invested in 1509? a) Vicenza b) Moderna c) Perugia d) Parma 3. Who sent Alessandro Farnese as legate to Lateran Council V in 1512? a) Leo X b) Alexander VI c) Julius II d) Adrian IV

1. When was Giovanni Angelo Medici born? a) 28 April 1497 b) 31 March 1499 c) 5 July 1494 d) 7 December 1495 2. Where was Giovanni Angelo Medici born? a) Venice b) Florence c) Hamburg d) Milan 3. When was Giovanni Angelo Medici consecrated bishop? a) 17 February 1536 b) 20 April 1546 c) 2 September 1551 d) 5 December 1525

1) Where was Jaques Duese born? a) Cahors b) Orleans c) Monts d) Calais 2) To whom was Jaques Duese chancellor? a) Charles II of England b) Charles II of France c) Charles II of Naples d) Charles II of Spain 3) When was John XXII elected pope? a) 29 February 1324 b) 28 May 1322 c) 7 August 1316 d) 10 October 1326

1) When was Giovanni Angelo Braschi born? a) 12 January 1720 b) 15 May 1719 c) 27 December 1717 d) 2 July 1718 2) Where was Giovanni Angelo Braschi born? a) Pegli b) Cesena c) Sotto il Monte d) Turin 3) Where did Giovanni Angelo Braschi study law? a) Florence b) Venice c) Ferrara d) Padua

1. When was Giovanni de Medici born? a) 29 February 1468 b) 1 April 1464 c) 27 August 1472 d) 11 December 1475 2. Where was Giovanni de Medici born? a) Hampshire b) Florence c) Kent d) Naples 3. How old was Giovanni de Medici when he received tonsure? a) Nineteen b) Eighteen c) Twelve d) Seven

1. When was Giuliano della Rovere born? a) 16 January 1428 b) 3 May 1444 c) 8 July 1434 d) 5 December 1443 2. Where was Giuliano della Rovere born? a) Albissola b) Viterbo c) Milan d) Sabina 3. When was Giuliano della Rovere created cardinal? a) 9 March 1476 b) 29 June 1475 c) 15 December 1471 d) 11 August 1468

1) When was Pius IX crowned pope? a) 7 September 1842 b) 31 August 1859 c) 17 May 1840 d) 21 June 1846 2) Which of the following acts was done by Pius IX on 16 July 1846? a) Granting amnesty to political exiles and prisoners b) Declaring Holy Year c) Calling Ecumenical Council d) Promulgating Code of Canon Law 3) Where did Pius IX flee on 24 November 1848? a) Berlin b) Gaeta c) Paris d) London

1. When was Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici born? a) 1 March 1532 b) 2 June 1535 c) 22 October 1530 d) 5 November 1528 2. Where was Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici born? a) Berlin b) Vienna c) Copenhagen d) Florence 3. Who knighted Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici? a) Prince of Wales b) Duke of Burgundy c) Grand Duke of Tuscany d) King of Scotland

(Boniface IX is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1. Where was Pietro Tomacelli born? a) Naples b) Geneva c) Sulmona d) Verona 2. When was Pietro Tomacelli created cardinal? a) 17 March 1412 b) 9 May 1418 c) 23 September 1409 d) 21 December 1381 3. When was Boniface IX elected pope? a) 9 February 1406 b) 14 May 1426 c) 22 July 1415 d) 2 November 1389