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(Innocent IX is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
1. When was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti born?
a) 1 January 1501
b) 3 April 1515
c) 22 July 1519
d) 14 November 1526
2. Where was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti born?
a) Naples
b) Florence
c) Bonn
d) Bologna
3. Of which diocese was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti bishop?
a) Mantua
b) Pistoia
c) Nicastro
d) Madrid
4. Which ecumenical or general council did Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti attend?
a) Lateran II
b) Constance
c) Nicaea
d) Trent
5. Where was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti nuncio?
a) France
b) Venice
c) Latvia
d) Bulgaria
6. Of which titular patriarchate was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti patriarch?
a) Alexandria
b) Antioch
c) Constantinople
d) Jerusalem
7. When was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti created cardinal?
a) 2 February 1579
b) 30 April 1578
c) 9 August 1576
d) 12 December 1583
8. When was Innocent IX elected pope?
a) 7 January 1592
b) 10 June 1594
c) 18 September 1596
d) 29 October 1591
9. Which king was supported by Innocent IX against Henry IV of France?
a) Philip II
b) Charlemagne
c) Pepin
d) Attila
10. When did Innocent IX die?
a) 31 March 1600
b) 24 May 1602
c) 8 July 1598
d) 30 December 1591
Innocent IX Quiz Answers
1. When was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti born?
c) 22 July 1519
2. Where was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti born?
d) Bologna
3. Of which diocese was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti bishop?
c) Nicastro
4. Which ecumenical or general council did Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti attend?
d) Trent
5. Where was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti nuncio?
b) Venice
6. Of which titular patriarchate was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti patriarch?
d) Jerusalem
7. When was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti created cardinal?
d) 12 December 1583
8. When was Innocent IX elected pope?
d) 29 October 1591
9. Which king was supported by Innocent IX against Henry IV of France?
a) Philip II
10. When did Innocent IX die?
d) 30 December 1591