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1. Which pope was great-great grandfather of Gregory I? Donus Vitalian Felix III SabiniusCorrect Answer: Felix III 2. When was Gregory I pope? 480-520 622-632 570-584 590-604Correct Answer: 590-604 3. Which title to the patriarch of Constantinople did Gregory I object to? Catholicos Primate Tetrarch Ecumenical patriarchCorrect Answer: Ecumenical patriarch 4. What did Gregory I call himself? Monarch of all that he surveys Servant of the servants of God High King Apostolic KingCorrect Answer: Servant of the servants of God 5. Whom did Gregory I send to evangelise England? St. Augustine of Canterbury St. Dunstan of Canterbury St. Theodore of ... Read more

10. What was Benedict I’s father’s name? Robert Boniface Malcolm EdwardCorrect Answer: Boniface 11. What did the Greeks call Benedict I? Formosus Apollo Jupiter BonosusCorrect Answer: Bonosus 12. Where was Benedict I born? Rome Minturo Perugia VeniceCorrect Answer: Rome 13. When was Benedict I pope? 536-537 575-579 556-561 608-615Correct Answer: 575-579 14. Who preceded Benedict I? Severinus Martin I John III Theodore ICorrect Answer: John III 15. When was Benedict I consecrated pope? 2 June 575 25 March 608 18 August 556 21 October 536Correct Answer: 2 June 575 16. What did Benedict I grant to Abbot Stephen of St. ... Read more

20. What was John III’s father’s name? Anastasius Benedict Christopher DionysiusCorrect Answer: Anastasius 21. What was John III’s surname? Sulla Licinius Catelinus MariusCorrect Answer: Catelinus 22. Where was John III born? Lausanne Rome Geneva PerugiaCorrect Answer: Rome 23. When was John III pope? 537-555 642-649 561-574 619-625Correct Answer: 561-574 24. Who preceded John III? Severinus St. Eugene I Boniface V Pelagius ICorrect Answer: Pelagius I 25. When was John III consecrated pope? 11 January 642 28 April 619 17 July 561 21 October 537Correct Answer: 17 July 561 26. Whom did John III persuade to defend Rome against the Lombards? ... Read more

30. Who ordered that Silverius be deposed and Vigilius be made pope? Theodora Eudocia Pulcheria NataliaCorrect Answer: Theodora 31. Who carried out the order of deposing Silverius and replacing him with Vigilius as pope? Crassus Belisarius Octavius SpartacusCorrect Answer: Belisarius 32. When was Vigilius pope? 520-523 524-528 531-535 537-555Correct Answer: 537-555 33. Who issued an edict in 544 that caused the “Three Chapters Controversy”? Julian Justinian I Constance II Tiberius IICorrect Answer: Justinian I 34. When did Constantinople II meet? 553 521 525 560Correct Answer: 553 35. From where did Vigilius issue censures against clerics who supported Justinian I? Elba ... Read more

40. Where was Silverius born? Frosinone Alexandria Luxor SpartaCorrect Answer: Frosinone 41. Who was Silverius’ father? Eulalius Hormisdas Ursicinus ZosimusCorrect Answer: Hormisdas 42. What was Silverius at the time of his nomination as pope? Porter Lector Deacon Sub deaconCorrect Answer: Sub deacon 43. Who nominated Silverius pope? Ermanaric Odoacer Athalaric TheodahadCorrect Answer: Theodahad 44. When was Silverius consecrated pope? 20 January 524 8 June 536 22 July 576 24 October 557Correct Answer: 8 June 536 45. Whom did Silverius refuse to restore as the patriarch of Constantinople? Anthimus Athenagoras I Sergius EutychiusCorrect Answer: Anthimus 46. Who surrounded Rome when Silverius ... Read more

50. What was St. Boniface I’s father’s name? Hilarius Jocundus Valerius DionysiusCorrect Answer: Jocundus 51. Who ordained St. Boniface I a priest? St. Damasus I Adrian II St. Paschal I VigiliusCorrect Answer: St. Damasus I 52. Who sent St. Boniface I as a legate to Constantinople? St. Gregory I St. Innocent I John III St. Felix IVCorrect Answer: St. Innocent I 53. When was St. Boniface I pope? 418-422 461-468 533-535 537-555Correct Answer: 418-422 54. When was St. Boniface I elected pope? 2 January 537 7 May 533 22 August 461 28 December 418Correct Answer: 28 December 418 55. Who ... Read more

60. Where was Liberius born? Venice Genoa Rome MilanCorrect Answer: Rome 61. When was Liberius pope? 248-252 370-375 260-268 352-366Correct Answer: 352-366 62. When was Liberius elected pope? 11 January 248 17 May 352 16 August 370 21 October 260Correct Answer: 17 May 352 63. Whose condemnation Liberius refused to sign? St. Athanasius St. John Chrysostom St. Joan of Arc St. PolycarpCorrect Answer: St. Athanasius 64. Who exiled Liberius to Beroea? Constantius II Justin II Theodora IreneCorrect Answer: Constantius II 65. Who was the antipope installed in opposition to Liberius? Sylvester IV Felix II Victor IV EulaliusCorrect Answer: Felix II ... Read more

70. Where was St. Julius I born? Florence Turin Rome PaduaCorrect Answer: Rome 71. What was St. Julius I’s father’s name? Prometheus Rusticus Tullius TarquinusCorrect Answer: Rusticus 72. When was St. Julius I pope? 337-352 314-335 355-365 384-399Correct Answer: 337-352 73. When was St. Julius I elected pope? 6 February 337 28 April 314 8 August 384 16 November 355Correct Answer: 6 February 337 74. How long was the papacy vacant before the election of St. Julius I? Ten days Six weeks Four months Two yearsCorrect Answer: Four months 75. Who was the patriarch of Alexandria to whom St. Julius ... Read more

80. Where was St. Eusebius born? Greece Syria Lebanon YemenCorrect Answer: Greece 81. When was St. Eusebius pope? 296-304 269-274 309/310 399-401Correct Answer: 309/310 82. When was St. Eusebius consecrated pope? 21 January 399 18 April 309/310 16 July 296 21 October 269Correct Answer: 18 April 309/310 83. Who headed the faction that wanted apostates to be readmitted without penance and opposed St. Eusebius? Novatian Ursicinus Heraclius EulaliusCorrect Answer: Heraclius 84. Who exiled St. Eusebius? Hadrian Trajan Balbinus MaxentiusCorrect Answer: Maxentius 85. When did St. Eusebius die? 28 March 401 14 May 304 17 August 309/310 19 December 274Correct Answer: ... Read more

90. Where was St. Marcellus I born? Alexandria Bengazi Rome VeniceCorrect Answer: Rome 91. When was St. Marcellus I pope? 275-283 384-399 337-352 308-309Correct Answer: 308-309 92. Who preceded St. Marcellus I? St. Gelasius I St. Marcellinus Liberius St. SiriciusCorrect Answer: St. Marcellinus 93. Who had persecuted Christians during the papacy of St. Marcellus I’s predecessor? Nero Trajan Diocletian HadrianCorrect Answer: Diocletian 94. Who rioted against the decision of St. Marcellus I to impose penance for readmission into the church? Apostates Schismatics Heretics PagansCorrect Answer: Apostates 95. Who banished St. Marcellus I from Rome? Licinius Maxentius Galerius JulianCorrect Answer: Maxentius ... Read more