Clement XII Quiz

(Clement XII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)

Clement XII Quiz Questions

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1) When was Lorenzo Corsini born?
a) 4 March 1650
b) 7 April 1652
c) 3 August 1648
d) 11 December 1642

2) Where was Lorenzo Corsini born?
a) Florence
b) Naples
c) Parma
d) Bologna

3) Which University did Lorenzo Corsini attend?
a) La Sapienza
b) St. Thomas
c) Pisa
d) Urban

4) Of which archdiocese was Lorenzo Corsini made titular archbishop in 1691?
a) Theodosia
b) Nicomedia
c) Cranganore
d) Delhi

5) When was Lorenzo Corsini created cardinal?
a) 10 October 1700
b) 14 March 1702
c) 17 May 1706
d) 8 August 1708

6) When was Clement XII elected pope?
a) 9 February 1762
b) 11 April 1754
c) 12 July 1730
d) 3 December 1759

7) Whom did Clement XII persuade to lift the anathema on Council of Chalcedon and Leo I?
a) Armenian patriarch
b) Russian patriarch
c) Patriarch of Lisbon
d) Patriarch of Antioch

8) By which bull did Clement XII condemn Freemasonry?
a) Deus est Caritas
b) In Eminenti
c) Popularum Progressio
d) Dives in Misercorida

9) Which republic annexed by Cardinal Alberoni to Papal States was given independence by Clement XII?
a) France
b) Switzerland
c) San Marino
d) Austria

10) When did Clement XII die?
a) 6 February 1740
b) 14 June 1770
c) 8 August 1778
d) 4 November 1774

Clement XII Quiz Answers

1) When was Lorenzo Corsini born?
b) 7 April 1652

2) Where was Lorenzo Corsini born?
a) Florence

3) Which University did Lorenzo Corsini attend?
c) Pisa

4) Of which archdiocese was Lorenzo Corsini made titular archbishop in 1691?
b) Nicomedia

5) When was Lorenzo Corsini created cardinal?
c) 17 May 1706

6) When was Clement XII elected pope?
c) 12 July 1730

7) Whom did Clement XII persuade to lift the anathema on Council of Chalcedon and Leo I?
a) Armenian patriarch

8) By which bull did Clement XII condemn Freemasonry?
b) In Eminenti

9) Which republic annexed by Cardinal Alberoni to Papal States was given independence by Clement XII?
c) San Marino

10) When did Clement XII die?
a) 6 February 1740