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1. Where was John VI born? France Spain Portugal GreeceCorrect Answer: Greece 2. What was John VI’s father’s name? Jason Heraclitus Petronius TheseusCorrect Answer: Petronius 3. When was John VI pope? 696-700 701-705 712-718 724-726Correct Answer: 701-705 4. When was John VI consecrated pope? 14 March 696 2 June 712 12 August 724 30 October 701Correct Answer: 30 October 701 5. Who was the Byzantine exarch protected by John VI from local reaction when he came to Rome? Maxentius Licinius Theodore TheophylactusCorrect Answer: Theophylactus 6. Who was the Lombard duke bribed by John VI to withdraw from Roman territory? Agiluf ... Read more

11. Where was Sisinnius born? Libya Syria Egypt YemenCorrect Answer: Syria 12. What was Sisinnius’ father’s name? John Mark Titus LukeCorrect Answer: John 13. When was Sisinnius pope? 701-705 640 708 741-752Correct Answer: 708 14. When was Sisinnius consecrated pope? 15 January 708 22 April 741 16 August 701 21 October 640Correct Answer: 15 January 708 15. For which island did Sisinnius consecrate a bishop? Elba Corsica Sicily SardiniaCorrect Answer: Corsica 16. Which disease afflicted Sisinnius? Malaria Pneumonia Gout CholeraCorrect Answer: Gout 17. When did Sisinnius die? 4 February 708 25 May 752 12 September 706 17 December 640Correct Answer: ... Read more

21. What was St. Gregory II’s father’s name? Marcellus Dionysius Jerome PelagiusCorrect Answer: Marcellus 22. What was St. Gregory II’s mother’s name? Augusta Julia Honesta OctaviaCorrect Answer: Honesta 23. Who appointed St. Gregory II treasurer? Adrian I St. Sergius I Eugene II ValentineCorrect Answer: St. Sergius I 24. Whom did St. Gregory II accompany to Constantinople? Benedict III St. Leo IV Marinus I ConstantineCorrect Answer: Constantine 25. When was St. Gregory II pope? 708-715 687-701 715-731 705-707Correct Answer: 715-731 26. When was St. Gregory II elected pope? 22 January 705 19 May 715 25 July 708 21 October 687Correct Answer: ... Read more

31. What was St. Gregory III’s father’s name? Paul James John PhilipCorrect Answer: John 32. What was St. Gregory III at the time he became pope? Priest Lector Deacon AcolyteCorrect Answer: Priest 33. When was St. Gregory III pope? 701-705 705-707 731-741 752-757Correct Answer: 731-741 34. When was St. Gregory III elected pope? 11 February 731 22 April 752 16 August 705 21 October 701Correct Answer: 11 February 731 35. When was St. Gregory III consecrated pope? 14 December 701 1 May 752 18 March 731 19 February 705Correct Answer: 18 March 731 36. Which controversy confronted St. Gregory III? ... Read more

41. Where was St. Zachary born? Albano Dublin San Severino BrusselsCorrect Answer: San Severino 42. When was St. Zachary pope? 757-767 741-752 767-772 816-817Correct Answer: 741-752 43. When was St. Zachary elected pope? 11 March 757 24 April 767 24 August 816 30 November 741Correct Answer: 30 November 741 44. When was St. Zachary consecrated pope? 15 March 757 28 April 767 24 August 816 5 December 741Correct Answer: 5 December 741 45. Whose deposition did St. Zachary support? Childeric III Henry IV Philip III Louis XVICorrect Answer: Childeric III 46. Who was anointed king of the Franks after St. ... Read more

(Stephen II is also known as Stephen (II)III.) 51. What was Stephen II at the time he became pope? Porter Lector Deacon AcolyteCorrect Answer: Deacon 52. When was Stephen II pope? 731-741 752-757 767-772 686-687Correct Answer: 752-757 53. When was Stephen II elected pope? 26 March 752 22 April 686 10 August 731 12 December 767Correct Answer: 26 March 752 54. When did Stephen II meet Pippin III in Gaul? 6 January 754 25 May 688n 12 September 733 17 November 769Correct Answer: 6 January 754 55. Which Lombard king tried to conquer Rome during the papacy of Stephen II? ... Read more

61. When was Adrian I pope? 772-795 801-812 815-816 822-824Correct Answer: 772-795 62. When was Adrian I elected pope? 1 February 772 22 April 801 24 August 815 21 October 822Correct Answer: 1 February 772 63. Who came to the aid of Adrian I and imprisoned Desiderius? Ferdinand Alaric Charlemagne Henry IICorrect Answer: Charlemagne 64. Where was Desiderius sent to live in a monastery? Mount Athos Valetta Nicosia CorbieCorrect Answer: Corbie 65. Which doctrine did Adrian I oppose? Existentialism Adoptionism Phenomenalism LutheranismCorrect Answer: Adoptionism 66. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of Adrian I? Lateran III Constantinople I ... Read more

71. Where was St. Leo III born? Berne Lausanne Rome ViennaCorrect Answer: Rome 72. When was St. Leo III pope? 795-816 622-644 819-821 780-784Correct Answer: 795-816 73. When was St. Leo III elected pope? 11 January 622 22 April 819 16 August 780 26 December 795Correct Answer: 26 December 795 74. When was St. Leo III consecrated pope? 14 January 622 25 April 819 17 August 780 27 December 795Correct Answer: 27 December 795 75. Whom did St. Leo III recognise as the patricius of the Romans? Romulus Augustus Charlemagne Diocletian JulianCorrect Answer: Charlemagne 76. When was St. Leo III ... Read more

81. Where was St. Paschal I born? Constantinople Rome Adrianople LuxorCorrect Answer: Rome 82. When was St. Paschal I pope? 767-772 795-816 817-824 844-847Correct Answer: 817-824 83. What was St. Paschal I at the time of his election? Novice Regent Abbot ChaplainCorrect Answer: Abbot 84. When was St. Paschal I elected pope? 26 January 817 22 April 767 11 August 795 21 October 844Correct Answer: 26 January 817 85. Whom did St. Paschal I crown co-emperor? Charles Martel Lothair I William Rufus Louis IICorrect Answer: Lothair I 86. Who issued Constitutio Romana? Michael II Lothair I Charles II AdelchisCorrect Answer: ... Read more

91. Where was Eugene II born? Berlin Rome Augsburg WormsCorrect Answer: Rome 92. Where was Eugene II archpriest? St. Sabina St. Paul outside the Walls St. John at the Latin Gate St. Mary MajorCorrect Answer: St. Sabina 93. When was Eugene II pope? 816-817 824-827 862-867 847-855Correct Answer: 824-827 94. Who preceded Eugene II? St. Paschal I Adrian II Valentine RomanusCorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 95. When was Eugene II elected pope? 11 January 847 6 June 824 16 August 862 9 December 855Correct Answer: 6 June 824 96. Who was Eugene II’s rival to papacy? Balthazar Felix V Anastasius ... Read more