Innocent II Quiz

Vincent Augustine D'Souza
June 13, 2017
Categories: Christianity, Popes

(Innocent II is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope. After the death of Honorius II there was division among the cardinals. Innocent II was elected pope by minority of the cardinals.)

1. Who appointed Gregorio Papareschi as an ambassador to draft the Concordat of Worms?

Leo VI
Calixtus II
Agapetus I
Stephen III
Correct Answer: Calixtus II

2. Where was Gregorio Papareschi papal legate in 1123?

France
Armenia
Poland
Georgia
Correct Answer: France

3. When was Innocent II elected pope?

14 February 1130
24 June 1124
12 September 1126
23 December 1140
Correct Answer: 14 February 1130

4. What was the name taken by Pietro Pierleoni who was elected pope by majority of the cardinals after Innocent II was elected?

Benedict IV
Clement II
Honorius III
Anacletus II
Correct Answer: Anacletus II

5. Who got the French and the English to support Innocent II as pope?

St. Dominic
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
St. Albert
Correct Answer: St. Bernard of Clairvaux

6. Who got the Germans to support Innocent II as pope?

St. Teresa of Avila
St. Norbert
St. Teresa of Lisieux
St. Polycarp
Correct Answer: St. Norbert

7. When was the ecumenical council Lateran II held?

1142
1139
1124
1126
Correct Answer: 1139

8. Who captured Innocent II on 22 July 1139?

Roger II
Henry V
Louis IX
Charles VII
Correct Answer: Roger II

9. Whom did Innocent II place under interdict?

Frederick II
Richard II
Louis VII
Edward VII
Correct Answer: Louis VII

10. When did Innocent II die?

19 March 1146
15 May 1145
24 September 1143
4 October 1144
Correct Answer: 24 September 1143