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1. What was St. Eugene I’s father’s name? Rufianus Germanicus Julian SeverusCorrect Answer: Rufianus 2. When was St. Eugene I pope? 642-649 682-683 654-657 701-705Correct Answer: 654-657 3. When was St. Eugene I elected pope? 11 January 701 5 April 682 10 August 654 21 October 642Correct Answer: 10 August 654 4. Who urged St. Eugene I to recognize Patriarch Peter of Constantinople? Constantine III Constans II Heraclius HeraclonasCorrect Answer: Constans II 5. Which of the following islands was conquered by Muslims in 654? Elba Iceland Rhodes ZealandCorrect Answer: Rhodes 6. Where was Constans II defeated in a naval battle ... Read more

11. What was Adeodatus II’s father’s name? Linus Horatio Jovinian SalvadoreCorrect Answer: Jovinian 12. Which order did Adeodatus II join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 13. At which monastery was Adeodatus II a monk? St. Cosmos St. Erasmus St. Damien St. SebastianCorrect Answer: St. Erasmus 14. When was Adeodatus II pope? 672-676 882-884 824-827 705-707Correct Answer: 672-676 15. When was Adeodatus II consecrated pope? 11 January 882 11 April 672 22 August 824 21 October 705Correct Answer: 11 April 672 16. Which abbey in England did Adeodatus II exempt from bishop’s jurisdiction? St. Peter and St. Paul Westminster St. ... Read more

21. Where was Donus born? Brussels Amsterdam Rome OsloCorrect Answer: Rome 22. What was Donus’ father’s name? Mauricius Croesus Julius SullaCorrect Answer: Mauricius 23. When was Donus pope? 655-657 685-686 676-678 640-642Correct Answer: 676-678 24. Who preceded Donus? Adeodatus II Valentine Romanus Theodore IICorrect Answer: Adeodatus II 25. When was Donus consecrated pope? 31 March 685 22 June 640 4 August 655 2 November 676Correct Answer: 2 November 676 26. Who was the archbishop of Ravenna who submitted to Donus? Photius Reparatus Ignatius PolycarpCorrect Answer: Reparatus 27. Which monastery’s monks were dispersed by Donus? Monasterium Boetianum Rila Monastery Fulda Monastery ... Read more

31. Where was St. Agatho born? Capri Sicily Troy ViterboCorrect Answer: Sicily 32. When was St. Agatho pope? 678-681 817-824 731-741 655-657Correct Answer: 678-681 33. When was St. Agatho consecrated pope? 29 March 817 27 June 678 22 September 731 21 October 655Correct Answer: 27 June 678 34. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of St. Agatho? Lyon II Constantinople III Ephesus VienneCorrect Answer: Constantinople III 35. Who summoned the sixth ecumenical council? St. Agatho Constantine IV Donus St. Leo IICorrect Answer: Constantine IV 36. Whom did St. Agatho restore as bishop of York? St. Oswald St. John ... Read more

41. Where was St. Benedict II born? Ulm Rome Gothenburg BorodinCorrect Answer: Rome 42. What was St. Benedict II’s father’s name? John Benjamin David AmosCorrect Answer: John 43. When was St. Benedict II pope? 672-676 655-657 684-685 678-681Correct Answer: 684-685 44. Who preceded St. Benedict II? St. Leo II Lando Romanus CononCorrect Answer: St. Leo II 45. When was St. Benedict II consecrated pope? 24 March 678 26 June 684 11 July 672 21 October 655Correct Answer: 26 June 684 46. Who was the Byzantine emperor during the papacy of St. Benedict II? Leo VI Basil I Constantine IV TheophilusCorrect ... Read more

51. Where was John V born? Antioch Sidon Damascus ThebesCorrect Answer: Antioch 52. What was John V’s father’s name? Philip Cyriacus Andrew JuniusCorrect Answer: Cyriacus 53. Who sent John V as a legate to an ecumenical council? Urban II Leo IX John II St. AgathoCorrect Answer: St. Agatho 54. Which ecumenical council did John V attend? Lyon II Constantinople III Ephesus VienneCorrect Answer: Constantinople III 55. What was John V at the time of his election? Acolyte Lector Deacon PriestCorrect Answer: Deacon 56. When was John V pope? 682-683 676-678 678-681 685-686Correct Answer: 685-686 57. When was John V consecrated ... Read more

61. Where was Conon educated? Cyprus Sicily Malta ElbaCorrect Answer: Sicily 62. At which church was Conon priest? St. Albert St. Susanna St. Agnes St. Thomas AquinasCorrect Answer: St. Susanna 63. When was Conon pope? 682-683 684-685 686-687 701-705Correct Answer: 686-687 64. Who preceded Conon? St. Paschal I John V Valentine RomanusCorrect Answer: John V 65. When was Conon consecrated pope? 11 January 701 22 April 684 16 August 682 21 October 686Correct Answer: 21 October 686 66. Who was the Irish missionary consecrated bishop by Conon? St. Patrick St. Kilian St. Columba St. Benedict BiscopCorrect Answer: St. Kilian 67. ... Read more

71. Where was John VI born? France Spain Portugal GreeceCorrect Answer: Greece 72. What was John VI’s father’s name? Jason Heraclitus Petronius TheseusCorrect Answer: Petronius 73. When was John VI pope? 696-700 701-705 712-718 724-726Correct Answer: 701-705 74. When was John VI consecrated pope? 14 March 696 2 June 712 12 August 724 30 October 701Correct Answer: 30 October 701 75. Who was the Byzantine exarch protected by John VI from local reaction when he came to Rome? Maxentius Licinius Theodore TheophylactusCorrect Answer: Theophylactus 76. Who was the Lombard duke bribed by John VI to withdraw from Roman territory? Agiluf ... Read more

81. Where was Sisinnius born? Libya Syria Egypt YemenCorrect Answer: Syria 82. What was Sisinnius’ father’s name? John Mark Titus LukeCorrect Answer: John 83. When was Sisinnius pope? 701-705 640 708 741-752Correct Answer: 708 84. When was Sisinnius consecrated pope? 15 January 708 22 April 741 16 August 701 21 October 640Correct Answer: 15 January 708 85. For which island did Sisinnius consecrate a bishop? Elba Corsica Sicily SardiniaCorrect Answer: Corsica 86. Which disease afflicted Sisinnius? Malaria Pneumonia Gout CholeraCorrect Answer: Gout 87. When did Sisinnius die? 4 February 708 25 May 752 12 September 706 17 December 640Correct Answer: ... Read more

91. What was St. Gregory II’s father’s name? Marcellus Dionysius Jerome PelagiusCorrect Answer: Marcellus 92. What was St. Gregory II’s mother’s name? Augusta Julia Honesta OctaviaCorrect Answer: Honesta 93. Who appointed St. Gregory II treasurer? Adrian I St. Sergius I Eugene II ValentineCorrect Answer: St. Sergius I 94. Whom did St. Gregory II accompany to Constantinople? Benedict III St. Leo IV Marinus I ConstantineCorrect Answer: Constantine 95. When was St. Gregory II pope? 708-715 687-701 715-731 705-707Correct Answer: 715-731 96. When was St. Gregory II elected pope? 22 January 705 19 May 715 25 July 708 21 October 687Correct Answer: ... Read more