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1. When was St. Adrian III pope? 884-885 872-882 931-935 914-928Correct Answer: 884-885 2. When was St. Adrian III elected pope? 15 March 914 17 May 884 12 August 931 21 October 872Correct Answer: 17 May 884 3. Who preceded St. Adrian III? Romanus Marinus I Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Marinus I 4. 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 5. 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.) 11. Where was Boniface VI born? Cagliari Savoy Piedmont RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 12. 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 13. When was Boniface VI pope? 884-885 896 882-884 827Correct Answer: 896 14. Who preceded Boniface VI? Formosus Marinus II Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Formosus 15. How was Boniface VI elected pope? Acclamation Popular tumult Lot ConclaveCorrect Answer: Popular tumult 16. What long was Boniface VI’s papacy? 10 years ... Read more

(Stephen VI is also known as Stephen (VI)VII.) 21. What was Stephen VI’s father’s name? Daniel Hosea John AmosCorrect Answer: John 22. Where was Stephen VI born? Rome Lausanne Elba PalermoCorrect Answer: Rome 23. To which ruling family did Stephen VI belong? Normandy Lancaster Spoleto YorkCorrect Answer: Spoleto 24. Of which diocese was Stephen VI bishop? Ostia Anagni Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Anagni 25. When was Stephen VI pope? 884-885 898-900 896-897 900-903Correct Answer: 896-897 26. Who induced Stephen VI to conduct the Cadaver Synod? Arnulf Guy Lambert BerengarCorrect Answer: Lambert 27. Which former pope’s body did Stephen VI disinter and ... Read more

31. Where was Romanus born? Gallese Pharsalus Skopje BelgradeCorrect Answer: Gallese 32. What was Romanus’ father’s name? Hadrian Constantine Trajan MarcusCorrect Answer: Constantine 33. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Anastasia St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Peter ad vincula 34. When was Romanus pope? 844-847 897 817-824 827Correct Answer: 897 35. What long was Theodore II’s papacy? 12 years 4 months 14 weeks 36 daysCorrect Answer: 4 months 36. Who was the patriarch of Grado to receive pallium from Romanus? Vitalis Giovanni Sebastiano EnricoCorrect Answer: Vitalis 37. Who was the Holy Roman emperor ... Read more

41. Where was Theodore II born? Berne Rome Geneva LausanneCorrect Answer: Rome 42. What was Theodore II’s father’s name? Photius Jupiter Optimus MaximusCorrect Answer: Photius 43. What was the name of Theodore II’s brother who was a bishop? Citius Altius Theotius FortiusCorrect Answer: Theotius 44. Who ordained Theodore II a priest? Benedict IV Marinus II Agapetus II Stephen VCorrect Answer: Stephen V 45. When was Theodore II pope? 897 898-900 928 885-891Correct Answer: 897 46. Which synod’s acts were condemned by the synod called by Theodore II? Cadaver Synod Synod of Elvira Synod of Toledo Robber SynodCorrect Answer: Cadaver Synod ... Read more

(John IX is referred to as John for the times before he became pope.) 51. Where was John born? Zurich Lausanne Geneva TivoliCorrect Answer: Tivoli 52. What was John’s father’s name? Peter Rampoald John LukeCorrect Answer: Rampoald 53. Which order did John join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 54. When was John IX pope? 903-904 929-931 882-884 898-900Correct Answer: 898-900 55. Who was John IX’s rival, excommunicated by John IX and later became pope? Theodore II Sergius III Romanus Boniface VICorrect Answer: Sergius III 56. Who was the pope rehabilitated and declared valid by John IX? Formosus Leo V ... Read more

61. Where was Benedict IV born? Naples Rome Florence ViterboCorrect Answer: Rome 62. What was Benedict IV’s father’s name? Mammalus Horatio Julian MaxentiusCorrect Answer: Mammalus 63. Who preceded Benedict IV? Leo VII Agapetus II John IX Gregory VCorrect Answer: John IX 64. When was Benedict IV pope? 904-911 900-903 896-897 914-928Correct Answer: 900-903 65. When was Fulk, archbishop of Reims, assassinated? 14 January 896 17 June 900 16 August 904 21 October 914Correct Answer: 17 June 900 66. Whom did Benedict IV excommunicate for the assassination of Fulk? Frederick II Baldwin II Roger II Henry VCorrect Answer: Baldwin II 67. ... Read more

71. Where was Leo V born? Priapi Ostia Anagni PerugiaCorrect Answer: Priapi 72. What was Leo V at the time of his election? Acolyte Lector Priest SubdeaconCorrect Answer: Priest 73. When was Leo V pope? 903 898 897 896Correct Answer: 903 74. Who preceded Leo V? Lando Clement II Victor II Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Benedict IV 75. 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 76. 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.) 81. Of which diocese was Sergius bishop? Caere Palestrina Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Caere 82. Who excommunicated Sergius? Urban II John IX John XXII Martin VCorrect Answer: John IX 83. When was Sergius expelled from Rome? 876 904 912 898Correct Answer: 898 84. When was Sergius III pope? 876-880 904-911 912-920 884-896Correct Answer: 904-911 85. Whom did Sergius III depose? Benedict IV Leo V Christopher John XICorrect Answer: Christopher 86. When was Sergius III consecrated pope? 29 January 904 22 April 884 12 July 912 21 October ... Read more

91. Where was Leo born? Skopje Rome Augsburg OsloCorrect Answer: Rome 92. What was Leo’s father’s name? George Edward William ChristopherCorrect Answer: Christopher 93. At which church was Leo priest? St. Albert St. Susanna St. Cecilia St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: St. Susanna 94. When was Leo VI pope? 914 920 928 964Correct Answer: 928 95. Who preceded Leo VI? Marinus II Agapetus II John VIII Benedict VCorrect Answer: John VIII 96. Who chose Leo VI pope? Theophylactus Marozia Theodora Berengar IICorrect Answer: Marozia 97. Who received pallium from Leo VI? Fulk of Reims William of Corbeil John of Spolato James ... Read more