Clement VII Quiz

Portrait of Pope Clement VII (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(This quiz is about Benedict Clement VII who was pope during the 16th century. There was another Clement VII during the Great Schism who is considered antipope in the list of the Catholic Church. Clement VII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)

Clement VII Quiz Questions

1. When was Giulio de Medici born?
a) 16 March 1464
b) 26 May 1478
c) 31 July 1469
d) 11 November 1975

2. Where was Giulio de Medici born?
a) Venice
b) Bologna
c) Florence
d) Pavia

3. Where was Giulio de Medici Grand Prior?
a) Capua
b) Mantua
c) Viterbo
d) Nice

4. Of which archdiocese was Giulio de Medici archbishop?
a) Florence
b) Naples
c) Paris
d) Barcelona

5. When was Clement VII elected pope?
a) 15 January 1521
b) 7 May 1517
c) 8 August 1526
d) 18 November 1523

6. Against whom did Clement VII join the League of Cognac?
a) Charles V
b) Henry VIII
c) George V
d) John II

7. When did the sack of Rome take place?
a) 1536
b) 1527
c) 1540
d) 1522

8. Whom did Clement VII send to England to settle the marriage case of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?
a) Reginald Pole
b) Giovanni Morone
c) Lorenzo Campeggio
d) Giovanni de Medici

9. Which of the following feasts was instituted by Clement VII in 1530?
a) Feast of the Holy Family
b) Feast of the Holy Name
c) Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
d) Feast of the Precious Blood of Jesus

10. When did Clement VII die?
a) 16 March 1532
b) 4 April 1535
c) 25 September 1534
d) 6 December 1536

Clement VII Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Giulio de Medici born?
b) 26 May 1478

2. Where was Giulio de Medici born?
c) Florence

3. Where was Giulio de Medici Grand Prior?
a) Capua

4. Of which archdiocese was Giulio de Medici archbishop?
a) Florence

5. When was Clement VII elected pope?
d) 18 November 1523

6. Against whom did Clement VII join the League of Cognac?
a) Charles V

7. When did the sack of Rome take place?
b) 1527

8. Whom did Clement VII send to England to settle the marriage case of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?
c) Lorenzo Campeggio

9. Which of the following feasts was instituted by Clement VII in 1530?
b) Feast of the Holy Name

10. When did Clement VII die?
c) 25 September 1534