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1. What was John VIII at the time of his election? Porter Lector Deacon Sub deaconCorrect Answer: Deacon 2. When was John VIII elected pope? 11 January 865 12 April 873 26 August 876 14 December 872Correct Answer: 14 December 872 3. Against whom did John VIII ally with Louis II? Saxons Vandals Huns SaracensCorrect Answer: Saracens 4. Whom did John VIII support in the Christianization of Slavs? St. Benedict St. Boniface St. Methodius St. JuliusCorrect Answer: St. Methodius 5. Which language did John VIII allow for use in liturgy among Slavs? Aramaic Greek Latin SlavicCorrect Answer: Slavic 6. When ... Read more

11. Who made Nicholas a subdeacon? Sergius II Eugene II Valentine John VICorrect Answer: Sergius II 12. Who made Nicholas a deacon? Adrian II Romanus Leo IV Theodore IICorrect Answer: Leo IV 13. When was Nicholas I pope? 847-855 844-847 882-884 858-867Correct Answer: 858-867 14. When was Nicholas I elected and consecrated pope? 11 January 847 24 April 858 16 August 844 27 October 882Correct Answer: 24 April 858 15. Who influenced the election of Nicholas I as pope? Louis II Charlemagne Adelchis Charles of ProvenceCorrect Answer: Louis II 16. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated by Nicholas I? ... Read more

21. Which order did Leo join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 22. Under whom did Leo serve in the Curia? Gregory IV Adrian VI Pius X Benedict XCorrect Answer: Gregory IV 23. Who created Leo cardinal? Pius II Leo IX Sergius II Paul VCorrect Answer: Sergius II 24. When was Leo IV pope? 836-842 847-855 856-860 880-889Correct Answer: 847-855 25. Against whom was the alliance formed by Leo IV was victorious off Ostia in 849? Mongols Persians Vikings SaracensCorrect Answer: Saracens 26. Which town was named Leopoli in honour of Leo IV? Herculaneum Pompeii Civitavecchia AthensCorrect Answer: Civitavecchia 27. ... Read more

(Sergius II is referred to as Sergius for the times before he became pope.) 31. Who created Sergius cardinal? Urban II Leo IX Paschal I Martin VCorrect Answer: Paschal I 32. Who appointed Sergius archpriest? Urban II Gregory IV Paschal I Martin VCorrect Answer: Gregory IV 33. When was Sergius II pope? 855-858 824-827 844-847 817-824Correct Answer: 844-847 34. Who was Sergius II’s rival, elected pope by popular acclamation? John Anastasius Theodore Constantine IICorrect Answer: John 35. Who sent an army to punish Sergius II and Roman nobles for breach of Roman Constitution of 824? Ferdinand II Lothair I Edward ... Read more

41. Where was Constantine born? Belgium Denmark Libya SyriaCorrect Answer: Syria 42. When was Constantine pope? 705-707 701-705 731-741 708-715Correct Answer: 708-715 43. When was Constantine consecrated pope? 25 March 708 22 May 731 16 August 701 21 October 705Correct Answer: 25 March 708 44. Who was the king of Mercia received by Constantine as a pilgrim and became a monk in Rome? Cenred Francis Edward AethelredCorrect Answer: Cenred 45. Which council’s canons did Constantine object to? Ephesus Lyon Quinisext ChalcedonCorrect Answer: Quinisext 46. Who invited Constantine to Constantinople in 710? Marcian Justinian II Theodoric ZenoCorrect Answer: Justinian II 47. ... Read more

51. Where was St. Leo II born? Cyprus Sicily Malta Isle of ManCorrect Answer: Sicily 52. What was St. Leo II’s father’s name? Gamaliel Barnabas Paul AquilaCorrect Answer: Paul 53. When was St. Leo II pope? 682-683 655-657 676-678 686-687Correct Answer: 682-683 54. Who delayed the confirmation of St. Leo II’s election as pope? Constance II Justin I Constantine IV MaximilianCorrect Answer: Constantine IV 55. What long was the gap between St. Leo II’s election and consecration? 2 years and 9 months 10 months 19 weeks 1 year and 7 monthsCorrect Answer: 1 year and 7 months 56. When was ... Read more

61. Where was Boniface V born? Naples Tripoli Benghazi FlorenceCorrect Answer: Naples 62. What was Boniface V’s father’s name? Philip Thomas John LevyCorrect Answer: John 63. When was Boniface V pope? 619-625 608-615 640-642 556-561Correct Answer: 619-625 64. When was Boniface V consecrated pope? 11 January 640 7 April 608 12 July 556 23 December 619Correct Answer: 23 December 619 65. Who marched towards Rome and wanted to be crowned emperor by Boniface V? Attila Eleutherius Alaric SpartacusCorrect Answer: Eleutherius 66. Whom did Boniface V prevent from translating relics? Acolytes Deacons Priests BishopsCorrect Answer: Acolytes 67. On which archbishop of ... Read more

71. What was St. Deusdedit’s father’s name? Stephen Lawrence Philemon OnesimusCorrect Answer: Stephen 72. What was St. Deusdedit at the time of his election? Porter Lector Priest AcolyteCorrect Answer: Priest 73. When was St. Deusdedit pope? 604-606 615-618 575-579 642-649Correct Answer: 615-618 74. When was St. Deusdedit consecrated pope? 19 January 642 9 April 604 11 August 575 19 October 615Correct Answer: 19 October 615 75. Which clergy did St. Deusdedit favour? Benedictine Carthusian Diocesan AugustinianCorrect Answer: Diocesan 76. Who was the Byzantine emperor during the papacy of St. Deusdedit? Leo VI Heraclius Constantine IV TheophilusCorrect Answer: Heraclius 77. When ... Read more

81. What was Boniface III’s father’s name? Alexius Angelus John Cataadioce Andronicus Commenus Stefan NemanjaCorrect Answer: John Cataadioce 82. Who sent Boniface III in 603 as a legate to Constantinople? St. Gregory I Pelagius II John III St. Felix IVCorrect Answer: St. Gregory I 83. From whom did Boniface III obtain an edict recognizing the diocese of Rome as head of all churches? Maurice Tiberius II Phocas Constantine IVCorrect Answer: Phocas 84. When was Boniface III pope? 640 607 336 708Correct Answer: 607 85. Who preceded Boniface III? Severinus Donus Sabinian Theodore IICorrect Answer: Sabinian 86. When was Boniface III ... Read more

91. Which pope was great-great grandfather of Gregory I? Donus Vitalian Felix III SabiniusCorrect Answer: Felix III 92. When was Gregory I pope? 480-520 622-632 570-584 590-604Correct Answer: 590-604 93. Which title to the patriarch of Constantinople did Gregory I object to? Catholicos Primate Tetrarch Ecumenical patriarchCorrect Answer: Ecumenical patriarch 94. 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 95. Whom did Gregory I send to evangelise England? St. Augustine of Canterbury St. Dunstan of Canterbury St. Theodore of ... Read more