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1. When was St. Damasus I pope? 385-390 325-330 366-384 336-356Correct Answer: 366-384 2. When did St. Damasus I become pope? 11 January 325 12 April 385 26 August 336 1 October 366Correct Answer: 1 October 366 3. Who was the antipope elected in opposition to St. Damasus I? Dioscorus Eulalius Ursinus LaurentiusCorrect Answer: Ursinus 4. When did Theodosius I issue the edict “De fide Catholica”? 28 March 340 27 February 380 12 September 350 11 December 345Correct Answer: 27 February 380 5. Which language was introduced as the language of the mass during the papacy of St. Damasus I? ... Read more

11. What was St. Anastasius I’s father’s name? Licinius Cornelius Paul MaximusCorrect Answer: Maximus 12. Where was St. Anastasius I born? Augsburg Rome Orleans RotterdamCorrect Answer: Rome 13. When was St. Anastasius I pope? 399-401 275-283 283-296 296-304Correct Answer: 399-401 14. When did St. Anastasius I become pope? 12 February 296 22 April 283 16 August 275 27 November 399Correct Answer: 27 November 399 15. Whose writings did St. Anastasius I condemn? Tertullian Origen Eusebius BrunoCorrect Answer: Origen 16. Who had translated Origen’s writings into Latin? Flavius Stilicho Gaius Luscinus Tyrannius Rufinus Maximus PlanudesCorrect Answer: Tyrannius Rufinus 17. Of which ... Read more

21. Where was Innocent I born? Albano Lyon Rochester OrleansCorrect Answer: Albano 22. When was Innocent I pope? 360-396 398-400 419-431 401-417Correct Answer: 401-417 23. When was Innocent I consecrated pope? 11 January 360 27 May 498 16 August 419 22 December 401Correct Answer: 22 December 401 24. Whom did Innocent I order to be reinstated as the patriarch of Constantinople? Anthimus St. Basil St. John Chrysostom EutychiusCorrect Answer: St. John Chrysostom 25. When did Innocent I send a decretal to Victricius, Bishop of Rouen, regarding disciplinary matters? 15 February 404 22 April 375 10 July 380 18 November 422Correct ... Read more

31. What was Celestine I at the time he became pope? Porter Lector Deacon AcolyteCorrect Answer: Deacon 32. When was Celestine I pope? 440-444 412-421 448-456 422-432Correct Answer: 422-432 33. When was Celestine I elected pope? 11 January 440 22 April 412 10 September 422 12 October 448Correct Answer: 10 September 422 34. Which emperor was said to be a relative of Celestine I? Claudius Titus Diocletian ValentinianCorrect Answer: Valentinian 35. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople who said Mary was not Theotokos? Anthimus Nestorius Sergius EutychiusCorrect Answer: Nestorius 36. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of Celestine ... Read more

41. When was St. Sixtus III pope? 401-417 418-422 432-440 461-468Correct Answer: 432-440 42. When was St. Sixtus III consecrated pope? 6 January 418 5 May 461 31 July 432 21 October 401Correct Answer: 31 July 432 43. Which ecumenical council’s Acts did St. Sixtus III approve? Lyon II Constantinople III Ephesus VienneCorrect Answer: Ephesus 44. Which basilica did St. Sixtus III restore? Liberian St. Peter’s Holy Cross in Jerusalem St. AmbroseCorrect Answer: Liberian 45. Which Roman emperor gave gifts to St. Sixtus III? Theodosius II Constantius III Valentinian III HonoriusCorrect Answer: Valentinian III 46. Over which territory did St. ... Read more

51. What was St. Leo I’s father’s name? Eusebius Spartacus Antonius QuintianusCorrect Answer: Quintianus 52. Who sent St. Leo I to Gaul to settle a dispute between Aetius and Albinus? Arcadius Valentinian III Constantius II HonoriusCorrect Answer: Valentinian III 53. When was St. Leo I pope? 417-418 418-422 440-461 355-365Correct Answer: 440-461 54. When was St. Leo I consecrated pope? 8 February 418 17 May 417 29 September 440 21 October 355Correct Answer: 29 September 440 55. Against whom did St. Leo I write a treatise on 21 July 447? Eutychians Manichaeans Pelagians PriscillianistsCorrect Answer: Priscillianists 56. Of which patriarchate ... Read more

61. Where was Simplicius born? Zagreb Skopje Florence TivoliCorrect Answer: Tivoli 62. What was Simplicius’ father’s name? Philip Heraculanus Castinus CanuteCorrect Answer: Castinus 63. When was Simplicius pope? 460-464 468-483 485-490 494-499Correct Answer: 468-483 64. When did Simplicius become pope? 3 March 468 22 April 460 16 August 485 5 October 495Correct Answer: 3 March 468 65. Who was the Eastern Roman emperor to support Monophysites in 475? Leo I Basiliscus Leo II TheodoricCorrect Answer: Basiliscus 66. Who was the last emperor of Western Roman Empire, deposed in 476? Aetius Julian the Apostate Ricimus Romulus AugustulusCorrect Answer: Romulus Augustulus 67. ... Read more

71. When was St. Felix III pope? 483-492 496-498 417-418 422-432Correct Answer: 483-492 72. When was St. Felix III consecrated pope? 13 March 483 22 April 422 11 September 496 10 November 417Correct Answer: 13 March 483 73. Who published Henotikon? Theodoric Odoacer Basiliscus ZenoCorrect Answer: Zeno 74. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated by St. Felix III? Anthimus Acacius John of Cappadocia EutychiusCorrect Answer: Acacius 75. Which schism began during the papacy of St. Felix III? Acacian Albigenses Photian HussiteCorrect Answer: Acacian 76. When did St. Felix III die? 1 March 492 25 May 418 12 July 432 ... Read more

81. What was St. Gelasius I’s father’s name? Silverius Benedict Valerius DionysiusCorrect Answer: Valerius 82. When was St. Gelasius I pope? 530-532 533-535 432-440 492-496Correct Answer: 492-496 83. When was St. Gelasius I elected pope? 12 June 533 1 March 492 12 August 530 11 October 432Correct Answer: 1 March 492 84. Which pagan feast did St. Gelasius I oppose? Saturnalia Lupercalia Feast of fools HalloweenCorrect Answer: Lupercalia 85. Who was the king of Ostrogoths during the papacy of St. Gelasius I? Theodoric Ermanaric Sarus AmmiusCorrect Answer: Theodoric 86. Who was the Byzantine emperor during the papacy of St. Gelasius ... Read more

91. When was Anastasius II pope? 483-492 514-523 496-498 523-526Correct Answer: 496-498 92. Who preceded Anastasius II? St. Gelasius I John II Boniface II VigiliusCorrect Answer: St. Gelasius I 93. When was Anastasius II consecrated pope? 14 January 523 30 April 514 18 August 483 24 November 496Correct Answer: 24 November 496 94. Which schism was prevalent during the papacy of Anastasius II? Acacian Eutychian Novatian MeletianCorrect Answer: Acacian 95. Who of the following was baptized during the papacy of Anastasius II? Childeric I Clovis I Chlotar II Sigebert IICorrect Answer: Clovis I 96. Who was the Byzantine deacon received ... Read more