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1. Where was Leo V born? Priapi Ostia Anagni PerugiaCorrect Answer: Priapi 2. What was Leo V at the time of his election? Acolyte Lector Priest SubdeaconCorrect Answer: Priest 3. When was Leo V pope? 903 898 897 896Correct Answer: 903 4. Who preceded Leo V? Lando Clement II Victor II Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Benedict IV 5. 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 6. 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.) 11. Of which diocese was Sergius bishop? Caere Palestrina Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Caere 12. Who excommunicated Sergius? Urban II John IX John XXII Martin VCorrect Answer: John IX 13. When was Sergius expelled from Rome? 876 904 912 898Correct Answer: 898 14. When was Sergius III pope? 876-880 904-911 912-920 884-896Correct Answer: 904-911 15. Whom did Sergius III depose? Benedict IV Leo V Christopher John XICorrect Answer: Christopher 16. When was Sergius III consecrated pope? 29 January 904 22 April 884 12 July 912 21 October ... Read more

21. Where was Leo born? Skopje Rome Augsburg OsloCorrect Answer: Rome 22. What was Leo’s father’s name? George Edward William ChristopherCorrect Answer: Christopher 23. At which church was Leo priest? St. Albert St. Susanna St. Cecilia St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: St. Susanna 24. When was Leo VI pope? 914 920 928 964Correct Answer: 928 25. Who preceded Leo VI? Marinus II Agapetus II John VIII Benedict VCorrect Answer: John VIII 26. Who chose Leo VI pope? Theophylactus Marozia Theodora Berengar IICorrect Answer: Marozia 27. Who received pallium from Leo VI? Fulk of Reims William of Corbeil John of Spolato James ... Read more

31. Where was John XI born? Naples Rome Florence OrleansCorrect Answer: Rome 32. Who was John XI’s mother? Calpurnia Julia Marozia ZenobiaCorrect Answer: Marozia 33. To which ruling family did John XI’s mother belong? Andreotti Cresentii Pertini BorgiaCorrect Answer: Cresentii 34. Who was said to be John XI’s father? Sergius III Theophylactus Christopher Leo VCorrect Answer: Sergius III 35. When was John XI pope? 931-935 942-946 939-942 936-939Correct Answer: 931-935 36. Who preceded John XI? Marinus II Stephen VII Agapetus II Benedict VCorrect Answer: Stephen VII 37. 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.) 41. Where was Stephen VIII born? Rome Siena Nantes BrindisiCorrect Answer: Rome 42. Where was Stephen VIII educated? England Germany Denmark ScotlandCorrect Answer: Germany 43. At which church was Stephen VIII priest? Sts. Sylvester and Martin St. Susanna St. Albert St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: Sts. Sylvester and Martin 44. When was Stephen VIII pope? 931-935 939-942 946-955 973-974Correct Answer: 939-942 45. Who preceded Stephen VIII? Benedict V Stephen VIII John XII Leo VIICorrect Answer: Leo VII 46. When was Stephen VIII elected pope? 11 January 931 ... Read more

51. Of which diocese was John bishop? Valencia Pisa Narni RufinaCorrect Answer: Narni 52. When was John XIII pope? 974-983 965-972 1014-1028 1032-1036Correct Answer: 965-972 53. When was John XIII chosen pope? 11 January 974 22 April 973 16 August 976 1 October 965Correct Answer: 1 October 965 54. Who chose John XIII pope? Charlemagne Victor Emmanuel II Otto I Joseph IICorrect Answer: Otto I 55. Where did John XIII get protection when he escaped from prison? Berlin Capua Venice FlorenceCorrect Answer: Capua 56. 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.) 61. To which family did Romano belong? Tusculani Borgia Onesti GonzagaCorrect Answer: Tusculani 62. Which pope was Romano’s brother? Clement VII Gregory XII Benedict VIII Julius IICorrect Answer: Benedict VIII 63. What was Romano when he was chosen to become pope? Deacon Layman Priest BishopCorrect Answer: Layman 64. When was John XIX pope? 1021-1023 1024-1032 1032-1036 1038-1048Correct Answer: 1024-1032 65. When did John XIX crown Conrad II emperor? 26 March 1027 15 June 1042 8 September 1032 4 December 1036Correct Answer: 26 March 1027 66. ... Read more

(Leo IX is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 71. When was Bruno born? 16 January 1010 21 June 1002 27 August 1007 11 December 1005Correct Answer: 21 June 1002 72. Where was Bruno born? Egisheim Florence Bonn WarsawCorrect Answer: Egisheim 73. When was Bruno consecrated bishop? 11 March 1028 17 April 1031 9 September 1027 21 November 1034Correct Answer: 9 September 1027 74. Of which diocese was Bruno bishop? Aberdeen Belfast Dublin ToulCorrect Answer: Toul 75. Who appointed Bruno pope? Frederick II Roger II Henry III Ferdinand IVCorrect Answer: Henry III 76. When ... Read more

(Victor III is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 81. Where was Dauferi born? Benevento Dover Lagery WinchesterCorrect Answer: Benevento 82. Which order did Dauferi join? Carmelite Dominican Franciscan BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 83. What name did Dauferi take when he became a religious? Constantine Desiderius Vespasian AntoniusCorrect Answer: Desiderius 84. Who created Dauferi cardinal? Honorius III Leo II Nicholas II Adrian IVCorrect Answer: Nicholas II 85. When was Victor III proclaimed pope? 12 January 1088 24 May 1086 2 September 1084 25 November 1085Correct Answer: 24 May 1086 86. Where did Victor III call ... Read more

(Paschal II is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 91. Where was Raniero born? Rome Milan Bieda de Galeata ParisCorrect Answer: Bieda de Galeata 92. Where was Raniero monk? Cluny Westminster Dublin AdrianopleCorrect Answer: Cluny 93. Who created Raniero cardinal? Urban II Sixtus I Innocent III Gregory VIICorrect Answer: Gregory VII 94. Where was Raniero papal legate? Spain France Scotland IrelandCorrect Answer: Spain 95. When was Paschal II elected pope? 24 January 1098 3 June 1092 13 August 1099 3 December 1090Correct Answer: 13 August 1099 96. Where in October 1106 did Paschal II ... Read more