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1. When was Honorius I pope? 612-616 640-645 617-623 625-638Correct Answer: 625-638 2. When was Honorius I elected pope? 15 March 640 11 April 617 12 August 612 27 October 625Correct Answer: 27 October 625 3. Whom did Honorius I send to Wessex to preach the gospel? St. Boniface St. Birinus St. Cyril St. AmbroseCorrect Answer: St. Birinus 4. Who was the archbishop of York to receive pallium from Honorius I? St. Paulinus St. Oswald Thomas of Bayeux Henry StuartCorrect Answer: St. Paulinus 5. Whom did Honorius I persuade to accept Roman liturgy and date of Easter? Angles Syrians Celts ... Read more

11. Where was Severinus born? Rome Syracuse Carthage TunisCorrect Answer: Rome 12. What was Severinus’ father’s name? Xerxes Sennacherib Abienus HolofernesCorrect Answer: Abienus 13. When was Severinus pope? 622-636 642-648 638-640 656-671Correct Answer: 638-640 14. When was Severinus elected pope? 11 January 622 20 April 642 16 August 656 15 October 638Correct Answer: 15 October 638 15. What did Severinus refuse to endorse? Ecthesis Synthesis Decalogue PentateuchCorrect Answer: Ecthesis 16. Who withheld confirmation of Severinus’ election as pope? Justin II Alaric Heraclius Theodosius IICorrect Answer: Heraclius 17. Who occupied the Lateran Palace and seized the church’s treasure hoping to force ... Read more

21. Where was John IV born? Syria Dalmatia Lebanon TunisCorrect Answer: Dalmatia 22. What was John IV’s father’s name? Septimus Onesimus Venatius LukeCorrect Answer: Venatius 23. What was Theodore I’s father? Advocate Doctor Soldier MerchantCorrect Answer: Advocate 24. What was John IV at the time of his election? Porter Lector Archdeacon BishopCorrect Answer: Archdeacon 25. When was John IV pope? 649-655 640-642 625-638 676-678Correct Answer: 640-642 26. When was John IV elected pope? 27 January 676 22 April 625 16 August 649 24 December 640Correct Answer: 24 December 640 27. Who was the abbot sent by John IV to redeem ... Read more

31. Where was Theodore I born? Antioch Alexandria Damascus JerusalemCorrect Answer: Jerusalem 32. What was Theodore I’s father? Barber Bishop Butcher CarpenterCorrect Answer: Bishop 33. Who created Theodore I cardinal? Urban II Leo IX John IV Martin VCorrect Answer: John IV 34. When was Theodore I pope? 642-649 619-625 657-672 655-657Correct Answer: 642-649 35. Who confirmed Theodore I’s election as pope? Ethnarch of Judea Exarch of Ravenna Tetrarch of Idumea Holy Roman EmperorCorrect Answer: Exarch of Ravenna 36. When was Theodore I consecrated pope? 25 January 657 22 April 655 16 August 619 24 November 642Correct Answer: 24 November 642 ... Read more

41. Where was Martin I born? Plymouth Nantes Todi BerlinCorrect Answer: Todi 42. When was Martin I pope? 642-648 636-640 658-662 649-653Correct Answer: 649-653 43. When did Martin I become pope? 11 January 642 4 May 658 21 July 649 21 October 636Correct Answer: 21 July 649 44. When was the Lateran Council that condemned Monothelitism and Typos held? 649 644 660 626Correct Answer: 649 45. How many bishops did Martin I consecrate? 12 24 33 40Correct Answer: 33 46. Who ordered the arrest of Martin I? Licinius Constans II Maxentius Justin IICorrect Answer: Constans II 47. When was Martin ... Read more

51. What was St. Eugene I’s father’s name? Rufianus Germanicus Julian SeverusCorrect Answer: Rufianus 52. When was St. Eugene I pope? 642-649 682-683 654-657 701-705Correct Answer: 654-657 53. When was St. Eugene I elected pope? 11 January 701 5 April 682 10 August 654 21 October 642Correct Answer: 10 August 654 54. Who urged St. Eugene I to recognize Patriarch Peter of Constantinople? Constantine III Constans II Heraclius HeraclonasCorrect Answer: Constans II 55. Which of the following islands was conquered by Muslims in 654? Elba Iceland Rhodes ZealandCorrect Answer: Rhodes 56. Where was Constans II defeated in a naval battle ... Read more

61. What was Adeodatus II’s father’s name? Linus Horatio Jovinian SalvadoreCorrect Answer: Jovinian 62. Which order did Adeodatus II join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 63. At which monastery was Adeodatus II a monk? St. Cosmos St. Erasmus St. Damien St. SebastianCorrect Answer: St. Erasmus 64. When was Adeodatus II pope? 672-676 882-884 824-827 705-707Correct Answer: 672-676 65. When was Adeodatus II consecrated pope? 11 January 882 11 April 672 22 August 824 21 October 705Correct Answer: 11 April 672 66. Which abbey in England did Adeodatus II exempt from bishop’s jurisdiction? St. Peter and St. Paul Westminster St. ... Read more

71. Where was Donus born? Brussels Amsterdam Rome OsloCorrect Answer: Rome 72. What was Donus’ father’s name? Mauricius Croesus Julius SullaCorrect Answer: Mauricius 73. When was Donus pope? 655-657 685-686 676-678 640-642Correct Answer: 676-678 74. Who preceded Donus? Adeodatus II Valentine Romanus Theodore IICorrect Answer: Adeodatus II 75. When was Donus consecrated pope? 31 March 685 22 June 640 4 August 655 2 November 676Correct Answer: 2 November 676 76. Who was the archbishop of Ravenna who submitted to Donus? Photius Reparatus Ignatius PolycarpCorrect Answer: Reparatus 77. Which monastery’s monks were dispersed by Donus? Monasterium Boetianum Rila Monastery Fulda Monastery ... Read more

81. Where was St. Agatho born? Capri Sicily Troy ViterboCorrect Answer: Sicily 82. When was St. Agatho pope? 678-681 817-824 731-741 655-657Correct Answer: 678-681 83. When was St. Agatho consecrated pope? 29 March 817 27 June 678 22 September 731 21 October 655Correct Answer: 27 June 678 84. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of St. Agatho? Lyon II Constantinople III Ephesus VienneCorrect Answer: Constantinople III 85. Who summoned the sixth ecumenical council? St. Agatho Constantine IV Donus St. Leo IICorrect Answer: Constantine IV 86. Whom did St. Agatho restore as bishop of York? St. Oswald St. John ... Read more

91. Where was St. Benedict II born? Ulm Rome Gothenburg BorodinCorrect Answer: Rome 92. What was St. Benedict II’s father’s name? John Benjamin David AmosCorrect Answer: John 93. When was St. Benedict II pope? 672-676 655-657 684-685 678-681Correct Answer: 684-685 94. Who preceded St. Benedict II? St. Leo II Lando Romanus CononCorrect Answer: St. Leo II 95. When was St. Benedict II consecrated pope? 24 March 678 26 June 684 11 July 672 21 October 655Correct Answer: 26 June 684 96. Who was the Byzantine emperor during the papacy of St. Benedict II? Leo VI Basil I Constantine IV TheophilusCorrect ... Read more