Category: Religion
Boniface VI Quiz
(According to some sources Boniface VI died on 19 April 896.) 1. Where was Boniface VI born? Cagliari Savoy Piedmont RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 2. Who deprived Boniface VI use of orders, once as subdeacon and second time as priest? Clement II Benedict IX John VIII Sylvester IIICorrect Answer: John VIII 3. When was Boniface VI pope? 884-885 896 882-884 827Correct Answer: 896 4. Who preceded Boniface VI? Formosus Marinus II Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Formosus 5. How was Boniface VI elected pope? Acclamation Popular tumult Lot ConclaveCorrect Answer: Popular tumult 6. What long was Boniface VI’s papacy? 10 years ... Read more
Stephen VI Quiz
(Stephen VI is also known as Stephen (VI)VII.) 11. What was Stephen VI’s father’s name? Daniel Hosea John AmosCorrect Answer: John 12. Where was Stephen VI born? Rome Lausanne Elba PalermoCorrect Answer: Rome 13. To which ruling family did Stephen VI belong? Normandy Lancaster Spoleto YorkCorrect Answer: Spoleto 14. Of which diocese was Stephen VI bishop? Ostia Anagni Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Anagni 15. When was Stephen VI pope? 884-885 898-900 896-897 900-903Correct Answer: 896-897 16. Who induced Stephen VI to conduct the Cadaver Synod? Arnulf Guy Lambert BerengarCorrect Answer: Lambert 17. Which former pope’s body did Stephen VI disinter and ... Read more
Romanus Quiz
21. Where was Romanus born? Gallese Pharsalus Skopje BelgradeCorrect Answer: Gallese 22. What was Romanus’ father’s name? Hadrian Constantine Trajan MarcusCorrect Answer: Constantine 23. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Anastasia St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Peter ad vincula 24. When was Romanus pope? 844-847 897 817-824 827Correct Answer: 897 25. What long was Theodore II’s papacy? 12 years 4 months 14 weeks 36 daysCorrect Answer: 4 months 26. Who was the patriarch of Grado to receive pallium from Romanus? Vitalis Giovanni Sebastiano EnricoCorrect Answer: Vitalis 27. Who was the Holy Roman emperor ... Read more
Theodore II Quiz
31. Where was Theodore II born? Berne Rome Geneva LausanneCorrect Answer: Rome 32. What was Theodore II’s father’s name? Photius Jupiter Optimus MaximusCorrect Answer: Photius 33. What was the name of Theodore II’s brother who was a bishop? Citius Altius Theotius FortiusCorrect Answer: Theotius 34. Who ordained Theodore II a priest? Benedict IV Marinus II Agapetus II Stephen VCorrect Answer: Stephen V 35. When was Theodore II pope? 897 898-900 928 885-891Correct Answer: 897 36. Which synod’s acts were condemned by the synod called by Theodore II? Cadaver Synod Synod of Elvira Synod of Toledo Robber SynodCorrect Answer: Cadaver Synod ... Read more
John IX Quiz
(John IX is referred to as John for the times before he became pope.) 41. Where was John born? Zurich Lausanne Geneva TivoliCorrect Answer: Tivoli 42. What was John’s father’s name? Peter Rampoald John LukeCorrect Answer: Rampoald 43. Which order did John join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 44. When was John IX pope? 903-904 929-931 882-884 898-900Correct Answer: 898-900 45. Who was John IX’s rival, excommunicated by John IX and later became pope? Theodore II Sergius III Romanus Boniface VICorrect Answer: Sergius III 46. Who was the pope rehabilitated and declared valid by John IX? Formosus Leo V ... Read more
Benedict IV Quiz
51. Where was Benedict IV born? Naples Rome Florence ViterboCorrect Answer: Rome 52. What was Benedict IV’s father’s name? Mammalus Horatio Julian MaxentiusCorrect Answer: Mammalus 53. Who preceded Benedict IV? Leo VII Agapetus II John IX Gregory VCorrect Answer: John IX 54. When was Benedict IV pope? 904-911 900-903 896-897 914-928Correct Answer: 900-903 55. When was Fulk, archbishop of Reims, assassinated? 14 January 896 17 June 900 16 August 904 21 October 914Correct Answer: 17 June 900 56. Whom did Benedict IV excommunicate for the assassination of Fulk? Frederick II Baldwin II Roger II Henry VCorrect Answer: Baldwin II 57. ... Read more
Leo V Quiz
61. Where was Leo V born? Priapi Ostia Anagni PerugiaCorrect Answer: Priapi 62. What was Leo V at the time of his election? Acolyte Lector Priest SubdeaconCorrect Answer: Priest 63. When was Leo V pope? 903 898 897 896Correct Answer: 903 64. Who preceded Leo V? Lando Clement II Victor II Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Benedict IV 65. Whom did Leo V by issuing a bull exempt from paying taxes? Monks of Clairvaux Canons of Bologna Nuns of Lisieux Count of Monte CristoCorrect Answer: Canons of Bologna 66. Who was the king of Italy during the papacy of Leo V? Ivan ... Read more
Sergius III Quiz
(Sergius III is referred to as Sergius for the times before he became pope.) 71. Of which diocese was Sergius bishop? Caere Palestrina Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Caere 72. Who excommunicated Sergius? Urban II John IX John XXII Martin VCorrect Answer: John IX 73. When was Sergius expelled from Rome? 876 904 912 898Correct Answer: 898 74. When was Sergius III pope? 876-880 904-911 912-920 884-896Correct Answer: 904-911 75. Whom did Sergius III depose? Benedict IV Leo V Christopher John XICorrect Answer: Christopher 76. When was Sergius III consecrated pope? 29 January 904 22 April 884 12 July 912 21 October ... Read more
Pope Leo VI Quiz
81. Where was Leo born? Skopje Rome Augsburg OsloCorrect Answer: Rome 82. What was Leo’s father’s name? George Edward William ChristopherCorrect Answer: Christopher 83. At which church was Leo priest? St. Albert St. Susanna St. Cecilia St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: St. Susanna 84. When was Leo VI pope? 914 920 928 964Correct Answer: 928 85. Who preceded Leo VI? Marinus II Agapetus II John VIII Benedict VCorrect Answer: John VIII 86. Who chose Leo VI pope? Theophylactus Marozia Theodora Berengar IICorrect Answer: Marozia 87. Who received pallium from Leo VI? Fulk of Reims William of Corbeil John of Spolato James ... Read more
John XI Quiz
91. Where was John XI born? Naples Rome Florence OrleansCorrect Answer: Rome 92. Who was John XI’s mother? Calpurnia Julia Marozia ZenobiaCorrect Answer: Marozia 93. To which ruling family did John XI’s mother belong? Andreotti Cresentii Pertini BorgiaCorrect Answer: Cresentii 94. Who was said to be John XI’s father? Sergius III Theophylactus Christopher Leo VCorrect Answer: Sergius III 95. When was John XI pope? 931-935 942-946 939-942 936-939Correct Answer: 931-935 96. Who preceded John XI? Marinus II Stephen VII Agapetus II Benedict VCorrect Answer: Stephen VII 97. Which archdiocese’s archbishop received pallium from John XI? Canterbury York Barcelona ReimsCorrect Answer: ... Read more