Clement VI Quiz
(Clement VI is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
1) Where was Pierre Roger born?
a) Correze
b) Abruzzi
c) Turin
d) Milan
2) Of which order’s monasteries was Pierre Roger abbot?
a) Norbertine
b) Benedictine
c) Carmelite
d) Dominican
3) Of which archdiocese was Pierre Roger appointed archbishop in 1329?
a) Paris
b) Nantes
c) Budapest
d) Sens
4) When was Clement VI crowned pope?
a) 21 January 1348
b) 19 May 1342
c) 29 September 1346
d) 9 November 1408
5) Who of the following went bankrupt during the papacy of Clement VI?
a) American bankers
b) Icelandic bankers
c) Lehman Brothers
d) Florentine bankers
6) To whom did Clement VI entrust Smyrna?
a) Knights of Columbus
b) Knights of St. John
c) Knights of St. George
d) Knights of the Garter
7) Who sold Avignon to Clement VI?
a) Louis XIV
b) Maria Teresa
c) Joan I
d) Philip IV
8) Who was sent by Clement VI to restore papal power in Romagna?
a) Astorge de Dufort
b) Lorenzo Medici
c) Louis I
d) Charles IV
9) Who of the following was excommunicated by Clement VI?
a) Giordano Bruno
b) John Hus
c) Cola di Rienzo
d) John Calvin
10) When did Clement VI die?
a) 19 February 1356
b) 1 June 1406
c) 8 August 1358
d) 6 December 1352
Clement VI Quiz Answers
1) Where was Pierre Roger born?
a) Correze
2) Of which order’s monasteries was Pierre Roger abbot?
b) Benedictine
3) Of which archdiocese was Pierre Roger appointed archbishop in 1329?
d) Sens
4) When was Clement VI crowned pope?
b) 19 May 1342
5) Who of the following went bankrupt during the papacy of Clement VI?
d) Florentine bankers
6) To whom did Clement VI entrust Smyrna?
b) Knights of St. John
7) Who sold Avignon to Clement VI?
c) Joan I
8) Who was sent by Clement VI to restore papal power in Romagna?
a) Astorge de Dufort
9) Who of the following was excommunicated by Clement VI?
c) Cola di Rienzo
10) When did Clement VI die?
d) 6 December 1352