Nicholas I Quiz

1. Who made Nicholas a subdeacon?
  • Correct Answer: Sergius II

2. Who made Nicholas a deacon?
  • Correct Answer: Leo IV

3. When was Nicholas I pope?
  • Correct Answer: 858-867

4. When was Nicholas I elected and consecrated pope?
  • Correct Answer: 24 April 858

5. Who influenced the election of Nicholas I as pope?
  • Correct Answer: Louis II

6. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated by Nicholas I?
  • Correct Answer: Photius

7. Who appealed to Nicholas I against Lothair’s decision to divorce her on false charges of incest?
  • Correct Answer: Theutberga

8. Which were the archdioceses of Gunther and Theutgaud who were deposed by Nicholas I?
  • Correct Answer: Cologne and Trier

9. Whom did Nicholas I restore to the diocese of Soissons?
  • Correct Answer: Rothad II

10. When did Nicholas I die?
  • Correct Answer: 13 November 867

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