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1. What was Agapetus I at the time of his election? Porter Lector Archdeacon AcolyteCorrect Answer: Archdeacon 2. When was Agapetus I pope? 535-536 538-540 542-548 555-564Correct Answer: 535-536 3. When was Agapetus I elected pope? 11 January 538 13 May 535 16 August 555 21 October 542Correct Answer: 13 May 535 4. What was the first official act of Agapetus I? Declaring a Holy Year Blessing of St. John Lateran Convocation of an ecumenical council Burning of anathema against Dioscurus issued by Boniface IICorrect Answer: Burning of anathema against Dioscurus issued by Boniface II 5. Of which diocese was ... Read more

11. Who appointed Pelagius nuncio? Agapetus I Innocent II Martin IV Paul VCorrect Answer: Agapetus I 12. Of which patriarchate was Paul who was deposed by the Synod of Gaza in 542 was patriarch? Antioch Alexandria Grado JerusalemCorrect Answer: Alexandria 13. Whom did Pelagius persuade to spare the Romans? Alaric Attila Totila HannibalCorrect Answer: Totila 14. Who excommunicated Pelagius? Silverius Vigilius Pius II Innocent IICorrect Answer: Vigilius 15. Who imprisoned Pelagius? Theodosius II Constantine IV Justinian I MarcianCorrect Answer: Justinian I 16. When was Pelagius I pope? 187-191 214-216 348-356 556-561Correct Answer: 556-561 17. When was Pelagius I consecrated pope? ... Read more

21. What was Pelagius II’s father’s name? Barnabas Mark Wingild PaulCorrect Answer: Wingild 22. When was Pelagius II pope? 579-590 523-526 537-555 536-537Correct Answer: 579-590 23. How long did Pelagius II wait for imperial confirmation after his election as pope? Two months Four months Six months One yearCorrect Answer: Four months 24. When was Pelagius II consecrated pope? 11 March 537 22 April 536 18 August 523 26 November 579Correct Answer: 26 November 579 25. Who was the Byzantine emperor unable to help Pelagius II against Lombards? Anastasius II Tiberius II Constantine IV Leo IIICorrect Answer: Tiberius II 26. Of ... Read more

31. Where was Sabinian born? Blera Vienna Orleans SalernoCorrect Answer: Blera 32. What was Sabinian’s father’s name? Symmachus Bonus Timothy AdolfCorrect Answer: Bonus 33. Who sent Sabinian as nuncio to Constantinople? St. Gregory I Severinus Boniface V DonusCorrect Answer: St. Gregory I 34. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople when Sabinian was in Constantinople? Flavian Dioscorus John IV the Faster John III ScholasticusCorrect Answer: John IV the Faster 35. When was Sabinian pope? 608-615 640-642 604-606 579-590Correct Answer: 604-606 36. When was Sabinian consecrated pope? 18 January 579 20 April 640 13 September 604 21 October 608Correct Answer: 13 September ... Read more

41. Where was Boniface born? Tirana Reims Orleans ValeriaCorrect Answer: Valeria 42. What was St. Boniface IV’s father’s name? Horatio John Octavius LukeCorrect Answer: John 43. What was St. Boniface IV at the time of his election? Acolyte Lector Deacon BishopCorrect Answer: Deacon 44. When was St. Boniface IV pope? 619-625 642-649 608-615 604-606Correct Answer: 608-615 45. When was St. Boniface IV consecrated pope? 29 January 642 22 April 619 25 August 608 21 October 604Correct Answer: 25 August 608 46. Who permitted St. Boniface IV to convert Pantheon into a church? Phocas Maurice Heraclius Khosrow IICorrect Answer: Phocas 47. ... Read more

51. When was Honorius I pope? 612-616 640-645 617-623 625-638Correct Answer: 625-638 52. When was Honorius I elected pope? 15 March 640 11 April 617 12 August 612 27 October 625Correct Answer: 27 October 625 53. Whom did Honorius I send to Wessex to preach the gospel? St. Boniface St. Birinus St. Cyril St. AmbroseCorrect Answer: St. Birinus 54. Who was the archbishop of York to receive pallium from Honorius I? St. Paulinus St. Oswald Thomas of Bayeux Henry StuartCorrect Answer: St. Paulinus 55. Whom did Honorius I persuade to accept Roman liturgy and date of Easter? Angles Syrians Celts ... Read more

61. Where was Severinus born? Rome Syracuse Carthage TunisCorrect Answer: Rome 62. What was Severinus’ father’s name? Xerxes Sennacherib Abienus HolofernesCorrect Answer: Abienus 63. When was Severinus pope? 622-636 642-648 638-640 656-671Correct Answer: 638-640 64. When was Severinus elected pope? 11 January 622 20 April 642 16 August 656 15 October 638Correct Answer: 15 October 638 65. What did Severinus refuse to endorse? Ecthesis Synthesis Decalogue PentateuchCorrect Answer: Ecthesis 66. Who withheld confirmation of Severinus’ election as pope? Justin II Alaric Heraclius Theodosius IICorrect Answer: Heraclius 67. Who occupied the Lateran Palace and seized the church’s treasure hoping to force ... Read more

71. Where was John IV born? Syria Dalmatia Lebanon TunisCorrect Answer: Dalmatia 72. What was John IV’s father’s name? Septimus Onesimus Venatius LukeCorrect Answer: Venatius 73. What was Theodore I’s father? Advocate Doctor Soldier MerchantCorrect Answer: Advocate 74. What was John IV at the time of his election? Porter Lector Archdeacon BishopCorrect Answer: Archdeacon 75. When was John IV pope? 649-655 640-642 625-638 676-678Correct Answer: 640-642 76. When was John IV elected pope? 27 January 676 22 April 625 16 August 649 24 December 640Correct Answer: 24 December 640 77. Who was the abbot sent by John IV to redeem ... Read more

81. Where was Theodore I born? Antioch Alexandria Damascus JerusalemCorrect Answer: Jerusalem 82. What was Theodore I’s father? Barber Bishop Butcher CarpenterCorrect Answer: Bishop 83. Who created Theodore I cardinal? Urban II Leo IX John IV Martin VCorrect Answer: John IV 84. When was Theodore I pope? 642-649 619-625 657-672 655-657Correct Answer: 642-649 85. Who confirmed Theodore I’s election as pope? Ethnarch of Judea Exarch of Ravenna Tetrarch of Idumea Holy Roman EmperorCorrect Answer: Exarch of Ravenna 86. When was Theodore I consecrated pope? 25 January 657 22 April 655 16 August 619 24 November 642Correct Answer: 24 November 642 ... Read more

91. Where was Martin I born? Plymouth Nantes Todi BerlinCorrect Answer: Todi 92. When was Martin I pope? 642-648 636-640 658-662 649-653Correct Answer: 649-653 93. When did Martin I become pope? 11 January 642 4 May 658 21 July 649 21 October 636Correct Answer: 21 July 649 94. When was the Lateran Council that condemned Monothelitism and Typos held? 649 644 660 626Correct Answer: 649 95. How many bishops did Martin I consecrate? 12 24 33 40Correct Answer: 33 96. Who ordered the arrest of Martin I? Licinius Constans II Maxentius Justin IICorrect Answer: Constans II 97. When was Martin ... Read more