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1. Where was St. Paschal I born? Constantinople Rome Adrianople LuxorCorrect Answer: Rome 2. When was St. Paschal I pope? 767-772 795-816 817-824 844-847Correct Answer: 817-824 3. What was St. Paschal I at the time of his election? Novice Regent Abbot ChaplainCorrect Answer: Abbot 4. When was St. Paschal I elected pope? 26 January 817 22 April 767 11 August 795 21 October 844Correct Answer: 26 January 817 5. Whom did St. Paschal I crown co-emperor? Charles Martel Lothair I William Rufus Louis IICorrect Answer: Lothair I 6. Who issued Constitutio Romana? Michael II Lothair I Charles II AdelchisCorrect Answer: ... Read more

11. Where was Eugene II born? Berlin Rome Augsburg WormsCorrect Answer: Rome 12. Where was Eugene II archpriest? St. Sabina St. Paul outside the Walls St. John at the Latin Gate St. Mary MajorCorrect Answer: St. Sabina 13. When was Eugene II pope? 816-817 824-827 862-867 847-855Correct Answer: 824-827 14. Who preceded Eugene II? St. Paschal I Adrian II Valentine RomanusCorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 15. When was Eugene II elected pope? 11 January 847 6 June 824 16 August 862 9 December 855Correct Answer: 6 June 824 16. Who was Eugene II’s rival to papacy? Balthazar Felix V Anastasius ... Read more

21. Where was Valentine born? Amiens Lisbon Trent RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 22. What was Valentine’s father’s name? Heraclitus Leontius Titus LinusCorrect Answer: Leontius 23. Who ordained Valentine a priest? Sergius II Adrian II St. Paschal I Boniface VICorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 24. Which office was held by Valentine under St. Paschal I? Archdeacon Librarian Chancellor ProcuratorCorrect Answer: Archdeacon 25. When was Valentine pope? 827 708 897 928Correct Answer: 827 26. Where was Valentine when he was elected pope? Colosseum St. Mary Major Basilica Sistine Chapel Venetian PalaceCorrect Answer: St. Mary Major Basilica 27. Who preceded Valentine? Eugene II Lando ... Read more

(Gregory IV is referred as Gregory for the times before he became pope.) 31. What was Gregory’s father’s name? Peter James John LukeCorrect Answer: John 32. Who ordained Gregory a priest? St. Paschal I St. Leo IV Benedict III Adrian IICorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 33. At which basilica was Gregory priest? St. John Lateran St. Paul’s St. Mark’s St. Mary MajorCorrect Answer: St. Mark’s 34. When was Gregory IV pope? 847-855 795-816 816-817 827-844Correct Answer: 827-844 35. When was Gregory IV elected pope? 14 January 847 18 April 816 12 August 795 20 December 827Correct Answer: 20 December 827 ... Read more

41. Where was Benedict III born? Autun Dorchester Petrograd RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 42. What was Benedict III’s father’s name? James Peter John LevyCorrect Answer: Peter 43. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Calixtus St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Calixtus 44. When was Benedict III pope? 855-858 795-816 817-824 867-872Correct Answer: 855-858 45. Who set up Anastasius as antipope to Benedict III? Louis II Charles III Richard II Edward IVCorrect Answer: Louis II 46. When was Benedict III consecrated pope? 17 March 867 22 April 817 29 September 855 21 October 795Correct Answer: 29 ... Read more

51. When was Adrian II pope? 860-864 867-872 875-903 903-914Correct Answer: 867-872 52. When was Adrian II elected pope? 11 January 860 22 April 903 16 August 875 14 December 867Correct Answer: 14 December 867 53. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of Adrian II? Lateran V Constantinople IV Constance PisaCorrect Answer: Constantinople IV 54. Whom did Adrian II appoint archbishop of Sirmium? St. Polycarp St. Ignatius St. Methodius St. BasilCorrect Answer: St. Methodius 55. Who was the archbishop of Reims with whom Adrian II had difficulties? Adalbero Ebbo Fulk HincmarCorrect Answer: Hincmar 56. Who snubbed Adrian II? ... Read more

61. When was St. Adrian III pope? 884-885 872-882 931-935 914-928Correct Answer: 884-885 62. When was St. Adrian III elected pope? 15 March 914 17 May 884 12 August 931 21 October 872Correct Answer: 17 May 884 63. Who preceded St. Adrian III? Romanus Marinus I Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Marinus I 64. Who was the criminal tried, condemned and blinded on the orders of St. Adrian III? George of the Aventine George of the Jungle Romanus Diogenes Michael CalaphatesCorrect Answer: George of the Aventine 65. Who summoned St. Adrian III to the Diet of Worms? Arnulf Charles III ... Read more

(According to some sources Boniface VI died on 19 April 896.) 71. Where was Boniface VI born? Cagliari Savoy Piedmont RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 72. Who deprived Boniface VI use of orders, once as subdeacon and second time as priest? Clement II Benedict IX John VIII Sylvester IIICorrect Answer: John VIII 73. When was Boniface VI pope? 884-885 896 882-884 827Correct Answer: 896 74. Who preceded Boniface VI? Formosus Marinus II Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Formosus 75. How was Boniface VI elected pope? Acclamation Popular tumult Lot ConclaveCorrect Answer: Popular tumult 76. What long was Boniface VI’s papacy? 10 years ... Read more

(Stephen VI is also known as Stephen (VI)VII.) 81. What was Stephen VI’s father’s name? Daniel Hosea John AmosCorrect Answer: John 82. Where was Stephen VI born? Rome Lausanne Elba PalermoCorrect Answer: Rome 83. To which ruling family did Stephen VI belong? Normandy Lancaster Spoleto YorkCorrect Answer: Spoleto 84. Of which diocese was Stephen VI bishop? Ostia Anagni Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Anagni 85. When was Stephen VI pope? 884-885 898-900 896-897 900-903Correct Answer: 896-897 86. Who induced Stephen VI to conduct the Cadaver Synod? Arnulf Guy Lambert BerengarCorrect Answer: Lambert 87. Which former pope’s body did Stephen VI disinter and ... Read more

91. Where was Romanus born? Gallese Pharsalus Skopje BelgradeCorrect Answer: Gallese 92. What was Romanus’ father’s name? Hadrian Constantine Trajan MarcusCorrect Answer: Constantine 93. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Anastasia St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Peter ad vincula 94. When was Romanus pope? 844-847 897 817-824 827Correct Answer: 897 95. What long was Theodore II’s papacy? 12 years 4 months 14 weeks 36 daysCorrect Answer: 4 months 96. Who was the patriarch of Grado to receive pallium from Romanus? Vitalis Giovanni Sebastiano EnricoCorrect Answer: Vitalis 97. Who was the Holy Roman emperor ... Read more