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1. Of which diocese was Formosus bishop? London Porto Albano MantuaCorrect Answer: Porto 2. Who created Formosus cardinal? Urban II Leo IX John XXII Nicholas ICorrect Answer: Nicholas I 3. Where did Nicholas I send Formosus to promote conversions? Bulgaria Estonia Persia ArabiaCorrect Answer: Bulgaria 4. Where did Adrian II assign missions to Formosus? England France Ireland ScotlandCorrect Answer: France 5. Who mistrusted, excommunicated and pardoned Formosus? Urban II Leo IX John VIII Nicholas ICorrect Answer: John VIII 6. Who restored the diocese of Porto to Formosus? Marinus I Paul II Gregory VIII Clement VICorrect Answer: Marinus I 7. When ... Read more

(Stephen V was numbered as Stephen VI from sometime in 16th century to 1961.) 11. Where was Stephen V born? Naples Spoleto Rome BeneventoCorrect Answer: Rome 12. Who created Stephen V cardinal? Paul II Marinus I Leo X Martin IVCorrect Answer: Marinus I 13. When was Stephen V pope? 874-880 881-884 885-891 892-896Correct Answer: 885-891 14. When was Stephen V elected pope? 12 January 874 17 May 885 16 August 881 21 October 892Correct Answer: 17 May 885 15. When was Stephen V consecrated pope? 14 February 874 27 May 882 15 July 885 11 November 892Correct Answer: 15 July ... Read more

21. Where was Marinus born? Auxerre Gallese Rochester YorkCorrect Answer: Gallese 22. Who ordained Marinus sub-deacon? Paul II Leo IV Alexander VII Clement VICorrect Answer: Leo IV 23. Who sent Marinus as emissary to the fourth Council of Constantinople? Adrian II Urban VIII Pius IV Boniface VICorrect Answer: Adrian II 24. Who appointed Marinus ambassador to Constantinople? Benedict XV Martin IV John VIII Julian IICorrect Answer: John VIII 25. Of which diocese was Marinus bishop? Caere Palestrina Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Caere 26. When was Marinus I pope? 876-880 888-900 882-884 901-904Correct Answer: 882-884 27. When was Marinus I elected pope? ... Read more

31. What was John VIII at the time of his election? Porter Lector Deacon Sub deaconCorrect Answer: Deacon 32. When was John VIII elected pope? 11 January 865 12 April 873 26 August 876 14 December 872Correct Answer: 14 December 872 33. Against whom did John VIII ally with Louis II? Saxons Vandals Huns SaracensCorrect Answer: Saracens 34. Whom did John VIII support in the Christianization of Slavs? St. Benedict St. Boniface St. Methodius St. JuliusCorrect Answer: St. Methodius 35. Which language did John VIII allow for use in liturgy among Slavs? Aramaic Greek Latin SlavicCorrect Answer: Slavic 36. When ... Read more

41. Who made Nicholas a subdeacon? Sergius II Eugene II Valentine John VICorrect Answer: Sergius II 42. Who made Nicholas a deacon? Adrian II Romanus Leo IV Theodore IICorrect Answer: Leo IV 43. When was Nicholas I pope? 847-855 844-847 882-884 858-867Correct Answer: 858-867 44. When was Nicholas I elected and consecrated pope? 11 January 847 24 April 858 16 August 844 27 October 882Correct Answer: 24 April 858 45. Who influenced the election of Nicholas I as pope? Louis II Charlemagne Adelchis Charles of ProvenceCorrect Answer: Louis II 46. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated by Nicholas I? ... Read more

51. Which order did Leo join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 52. Under whom did Leo serve in the Curia? Gregory IV Adrian VI Pius X Benedict XCorrect Answer: Gregory IV 53. Who created Leo cardinal? Pius II Leo IX Sergius II Paul VCorrect Answer: Sergius II 54. When was Leo IV pope? 836-842 847-855 856-860 880-889Correct Answer: 847-855 55. Against whom was the alliance formed by Leo IV was victorious off Ostia in 849? Mongols Persians Vikings SaracensCorrect Answer: Saracens 56. Which town was named Leopoli in honour of Leo IV? Herculaneum Pompeii Civitavecchia AthensCorrect Answer: Civitavecchia 57. ... Read more

(Sergius II is referred to as Sergius for the times before he became pope.) 61. Who created Sergius cardinal? Urban II Leo IX Paschal I Martin VCorrect Answer: Paschal I 62. Who appointed Sergius archpriest? Urban II Gregory IV Paschal I Martin VCorrect Answer: Gregory IV 63. When was Sergius II pope? 855-858 824-827 844-847 817-824Correct Answer: 844-847 64. Who was Sergius II’s rival, elected pope by popular acclamation? John Anastasius Theodore Constantine IICorrect Answer: John 65. 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

71. Where was Constantine born? Belgium Denmark Libya SyriaCorrect Answer: Syria 72. When was Constantine pope? 705-707 701-705 731-741 708-715Correct Answer: 708-715 73. When was Constantine consecrated pope? 25 March 708 22 May 731 16 August 701 21 October 705Correct Answer: 25 March 708 74. Who was the king of Mercia received by Constantine as a pilgrim and became a monk in Rome? Cenred Francis Edward AethelredCorrect Answer: Cenred 75. Which council’s canons did Constantine object to? Ephesus Lyon Quinisext ChalcedonCorrect Answer: Quinisext 76. Who invited Constantine to Constantinople in 710? Marcian Justinian II Theodoric ZenoCorrect Answer: Justinian II 77. ... Read more

81. Where was St. Leo II born? Cyprus Sicily Malta Isle of ManCorrect Answer: Sicily 82. What was St. Leo II’s father’s name? Gamaliel Barnabas Paul AquilaCorrect Answer: Paul 83. When was St. Leo II pope? 682-683 655-657 676-678 686-687Correct Answer: 682-683 84. Who delayed the confirmation of St. Leo II’s election as pope? Constance II Justin I Constantine IV MaximilianCorrect Answer: Constantine IV 85. 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 86. When was ... Read more

91. Where was Boniface V born? Naples Tripoli Benghazi FlorenceCorrect Answer: Naples 92. What was Boniface V’s father’s name? Philip Thomas John LevyCorrect Answer: John 93. When was Boniface V pope? 619-625 608-615 640-642 556-561Correct Answer: 619-625 94. When was Boniface V consecrated pope? 11 January 640 7 April 608 12 July 556 23 December 619Correct Answer: 23 December 619 95. Who marched towards Rome and wanted to be crowned emperor by Boniface V? Attila Eleutherius Alaric SpartacusCorrect Answer: Eleutherius 96. Whom did Boniface V prevent from translating relics? Acolytes Deacons Priests BishopsCorrect Answer: Acolytes 97. On which archbishop of ... Read more