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1. Where was Benedict IV born? Naples Rome Florence ViterboCorrect Answer: Rome 2. What was Benedict IV’s father’s name? Mammalus Horatio Julian MaxentiusCorrect Answer: Mammalus 3. Who preceded Benedict IV? Leo VII Agapetus II John IX Gregory VCorrect Answer: John IX 4. When was Benedict IV pope? 904-911 900-903 896-897 914-928Correct Answer: 900-903 5. When was Fulk, archbishop of Reims, assassinated? 14 January 896 17 June 900 16 August 904 21 October 914Correct Answer: 17 June 900 6. Whom did Benedict IV excommunicate for the assassination of Fulk? Frederick II Baldwin II Roger II Henry VCorrect Answer: Baldwin II 7. ... Read more

11. Where was Leo V born? Priapi Ostia Anagni PerugiaCorrect Answer: Priapi 12. What was Leo V at the time of his election? Acolyte Lector Priest SubdeaconCorrect Answer: Priest 13. When was Leo V pope? 903 898 897 896Correct Answer: 903 14. Who preceded Leo V? Lando Clement II Victor II Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Benedict IV 15. Whom did Leo V by issuing a bull exempt from paying taxes? Monks of Clairvaux Canons of Bologna Nuns of Lisieux Count of Monte CristoCorrect Answer: Canons of Bologna 16. Who was the king of Italy during the papacy of Leo V? Ivan ... Read more

(Sergius III is referred to as Sergius for the times before he became pope.) 21. Of which diocese was Sergius bishop? Caere Palestrina Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Caere 22. Who excommunicated Sergius? Urban II John IX John XXII Martin VCorrect Answer: John IX 23. When was Sergius expelled from Rome? 876 904 912 898Correct Answer: 898 24. When was Sergius III pope? 876-880 904-911 912-920 884-896Correct Answer: 904-911 25. Whom did Sergius III depose? Benedict IV Leo V Christopher John XICorrect Answer: Christopher 26. When was Sergius III consecrated pope? 29 January 904 22 April 884 12 July 912 21 October ... Read more

31. Where was Leo born? Skopje Rome Augsburg OsloCorrect Answer: Rome 32. What was Leo’s father’s name? George Edward William ChristopherCorrect Answer: Christopher 33. At which church was Leo priest? St. Albert St. Susanna St. Cecilia St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: St. Susanna 34. When was Leo VI pope? 914 920 928 964Correct Answer: 928 35. Who preceded Leo VI? Marinus II Agapetus II John VIII Benedict VCorrect Answer: John VIII 36. Who chose Leo VI pope? Theophylactus Marozia Theodora Berengar IICorrect Answer: Marozia 37. Who received pallium from Leo VI? Fulk of Reims William of Corbeil John of Spolato James ... Read more

41. Where was John XI born? Naples Rome Florence OrleansCorrect Answer: Rome 42. Who was John XI’s mother? Calpurnia Julia Marozia ZenobiaCorrect Answer: Marozia 43. To which ruling family did John XI’s mother belong? Andreotti Cresentii Pertini BorgiaCorrect Answer: Cresentii 44. Who was said to be John XI’s father? Sergius III Theophylactus Christopher Leo VCorrect Answer: Sergius III 45. When was John XI pope? 931-935 942-946 939-942 936-939Correct Answer: 931-935 46. Who preceded John XI? Marinus II Stephen VII Agapetus II Benedict VCorrect Answer: Stephen VII 47. Which archdiocese’s archbishop received pallium from John XI? Canterbury York Barcelona ReimsCorrect Answer: ... Read more

(Stephen VIII was numbered as Stephen IX from sometime in 16th century to 1961.) 51. Where was Stephen VIII born? Rome Siena Nantes BrindisiCorrect Answer: Rome 52. Where was Stephen VIII educated? England Germany Denmark ScotlandCorrect Answer: Germany 53. At which church was Stephen VIII priest? Sts. Sylvester and Martin St. Susanna St. Albert St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: Sts. Sylvester and Martin 54. When was Stephen VIII pope? 931-935 939-942 946-955 973-974Correct Answer: 939-942 55. Who preceded Stephen VIII? Benedict V Stephen VIII John XII Leo VIICorrect Answer: Leo VII 56. When was Stephen VIII elected pope? 11 January 931 ... Read more

61. Of which diocese was John bishop? Valencia Pisa Narni RufinaCorrect Answer: Narni 62. When was John XIII pope? 974-983 965-972 1014-1028 1032-1036Correct Answer: 965-972 63. When was John XIII chosen pope? 11 January 974 22 April 973 16 August 976 1 October 965Correct Answer: 1 October 965 64. Who chose John XIII pope? Charlemagne Victor Emmanuel II Otto I Joseph IICorrect Answer: Otto I 65. Where did John XIII get protection when he escaped from prison? Berlin Capua Venice FlorenceCorrect Answer: Capua 66. When did John XIII crown Otto II joint emperor? 28 March 988 25 May 985 12 ... Read more

(John XIX is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 71. To which family did Romano belong? Tusculani Borgia Onesti GonzagaCorrect Answer: Tusculani 72. Which pope was Romano’s brother? Clement VII Gregory XII Benedict VIII Julius IICorrect Answer: Benedict VIII 73. What was Romano when he was chosen to become pope? Deacon Layman Priest BishopCorrect Answer: Layman 74. When was John XIX pope? 1021-1023 1024-1032 1032-1036 1038-1048Correct Answer: 1024-1032 75. When did John XIX crown Conrad II emperor? 26 March 1027 15 June 1042 8 September 1032 4 December 1036Correct Answer: 26 March 1027 76. ... Read more

(Leo IX is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 81. When was Bruno born? 16 January 1010 21 June 1002 27 August 1007 11 December 1005Correct Answer: 21 June 1002 82. Where was Bruno born? Egisheim Florence Bonn WarsawCorrect Answer: Egisheim 83. When was Bruno consecrated bishop? 11 March 1028 17 April 1031 9 September 1027 21 November 1034Correct Answer: 9 September 1027 84. Of which diocese was Bruno bishop? Aberdeen Belfast Dublin ToulCorrect Answer: Toul 85. Who appointed Bruno pope? Frederick II Roger II Henry III Ferdinand IVCorrect Answer: Henry III 86. When ... Read more

(Victor III is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 91. Where was Dauferi born? Benevento Dover Lagery WinchesterCorrect Answer: Benevento 92. Which order did Dauferi join? Carmelite Dominican Franciscan BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 93. What name did Dauferi take when he became a religious? Constantine Desiderius Vespasian AntoniusCorrect Answer: Desiderius 94. Who created Dauferi cardinal? Honorius III Leo II Nicholas II Adrian IVCorrect Answer: Nicholas II 95. When was Victor III proclaimed pope? 12 January 1088 24 May 1086 2 September 1084 25 November 1085Correct Answer: 24 May 1086 96. Where did Victor III call ... Read more