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1. Where was Valentine born? Amiens Lisbon Trent RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 2. What was Valentine’s father’s name? Heraclitus Leontius Titus LinusCorrect Answer: Leontius 3. Who ordained Valentine a priest? Sergius II Adrian II St. Paschal I Boniface VICorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 4. Which office was held by Valentine under St. Paschal I? Archdeacon Librarian Chancellor ProcuratorCorrect Answer: Archdeacon 5. When was Valentine pope? 827 708 897 928Correct Answer: 827 6. Where was Valentine when he was elected pope? Colosseum St. Mary Major Basilica Sistine Chapel Venetian PalaceCorrect Answer: St. Mary Major Basilica 7. Who preceded Valentine? Eugene II Lando ... Read more

(Gregory IV is referred as Gregory for the times before he became pope.) 11. What was Gregory’s father’s name? Peter James John LukeCorrect Answer: John 12. Who ordained Gregory a priest? St. Paschal I St. Leo IV Benedict III Adrian IICorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 13. At which basilica was Gregory priest? St. John Lateran St. Paul’s St. Mark’s St. Mary MajorCorrect Answer: St. Mark’s 14. When was Gregory IV pope? 847-855 795-816 816-817 827-844Correct Answer: 827-844 15. When was Gregory IV elected pope? 14 January 847 18 April 816 12 August 795 20 December 827Correct Answer: 20 December 827 ... Read more

21. Where was Benedict III born? Autun Dorchester Petrograd RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 22. What was Benedict III’s father’s name? James Peter John LevyCorrect Answer: Peter 23. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Calixtus St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Calixtus 24. When was Benedict III pope? 855-858 795-816 817-824 867-872Correct Answer: 855-858 25. Who set up Anastasius as antipope to Benedict III? Louis II Charles III Richard II Edward IVCorrect Answer: Louis II 26. When was Benedict III consecrated pope? 17 March 867 22 April 817 29 September 855 21 October 795Correct Answer: 29 ... Read more

31. When was Adrian II pope? 860-864 867-872 875-903 903-914Correct Answer: 867-872 32. When was Adrian II elected pope? 11 January 860 22 April 903 16 August 875 14 December 867Correct Answer: 14 December 867 33. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of Adrian II? Lateran V Constantinople IV Constance PisaCorrect Answer: Constantinople IV 34. Whom did Adrian II appoint archbishop of Sirmium? St. Polycarp St. Ignatius St. Methodius St. BasilCorrect Answer: St. Methodius 35. Who was the archbishop of Reims with whom Adrian II had difficulties? Adalbero Ebbo Fulk HincmarCorrect Answer: Hincmar 36. Who snubbed Adrian II? ... Read more

41. When was St. Adrian III pope? 884-885 872-882 931-935 914-928Correct Answer: 884-885 42. When was St. Adrian III elected pope? 15 March 914 17 May 884 12 August 931 21 October 872Correct Answer: 17 May 884 43. Who preceded St. Adrian III? Romanus Marinus I Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Marinus I 44. Who was the criminal tried, condemned and blinded on the orders of St. Adrian III? George of the Aventine George of the Jungle Romanus Diogenes Michael CalaphatesCorrect Answer: George of the Aventine 45. Who summoned St. Adrian III to the Diet of Worms? Arnulf Charles III ... Read more

(According to some sources Boniface VI died on 19 April 896.) 51. Where was Boniface VI born? Cagliari Savoy Piedmont RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 52. Who deprived Boniface VI use of orders, once as subdeacon and second time as priest? Clement II Benedict IX John VIII Sylvester IIICorrect Answer: John VIII 53. When was Boniface VI pope? 884-885 896 882-884 827Correct Answer: 896 54. Who preceded Boniface VI? Formosus Marinus II Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Formosus 55. How was Boniface VI elected pope? Acclamation Popular tumult Lot ConclaveCorrect Answer: Popular tumult 56. What long was Boniface VI’s papacy? 10 years ... Read more

(Stephen VI is also known as Stephen (VI)VII.) 61. What was Stephen VI’s father’s name? Daniel Hosea John AmosCorrect Answer: John 62. Where was Stephen VI born? Rome Lausanne Elba PalermoCorrect Answer: Rome 63. To which ruling family did Stephen VI belong? Normandy Lancaster Spoleto YorkCorrect Answer: Spoleto 64. Of which diocese was Stephen VI bishop? Ostia Anagni Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Anagni 65. When was Stephen VI pope? 884-885 898-900 896-897 900-903Correct Answer: 896-897 66. Who induced Stephen VI to conduct the Cadaver Synod? Arnulf Guy Lambert BerengarCorrect Answer: Lambert 67. Which former pope’s body did Stephen VI disinter and ... Read more

71. Where was Romanus born? Gallese Pharsalus Skopje BelgradeCorrect Answer: Gallese 72. What was Romanus’ father’s name? Hadrian Constantine Trajan MarcusCorrect Answer: Constantine 73. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Anastasia St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Peter ad vincula 74. When was Romanus pope? 844-847 897 817-824 827Correct Answer: 897 75. What long was Theodore II’s papacy? 12 years 4 months 14 weeks 36 daysCorrect Answer: 4 months 76. Who was the patriarch of Grado to receive pallium from Romanus? Vitalis Giovanni Sebastiano EnricoCorrect Answer: Vitalis 77. Who was the Holy Roman emperor ... Read more

81. Where was Theodore II born? Berne Rome Geneva LausanneCorrect Answer: Rome 82. What was Theodore II’s father’s name? Photius Jupiter Optimus MaximusCorrect Answer: Photius 83. What was the name of Theodore II’s brother who was a bishop? Citius Altius Theotius FortiusCorrect Answer: Theotius 84. Who ordained Theodore II a priest? Benedict IV Marinus II Agapetus II Stephen VCorrect Answer: Stephen V 85. When was Theodore II pope? 897 898-900 928 885-891Correct Answer: 897 86. Which synod’s acts were condemned by the synod called by Theodore II? Cadaver Synod Synod of Elvira Synod of Toledo Robber SynodCorrect Answer: Cadaver Synod ... Read more

(John IX is referred to as John for the times before he became pope.) 91. Where was John born? Zurich Lausanne Geneva TivoliCorrect Answer: Tivoli 92. What was John’s father’s name? Peter Rampoald John LukeCorrect Answer: Rampoald 93. Which order did John join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 94. When was John IX pope? 903-904 929-931 882-884 898-900Correct Answer: 898-900 95. Who was John IX’s rival, excommunicated by John IX and later became pope? Theodore II Sergius III Romanus Boniface VICorrect Answer: Sergius III 96. Who was the pope rehabilitated and declared valid by John IX? Formosus Leo V ... Read more