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1. Where was Benedict III born? Autun Dorchester Petrograd RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 2. What was Benedict III’s father’s name? James Peter John LevyCorrect Answer: Peter 3. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Calixtus St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Calixtus 4. When was Benedict III pope? 855-858 795-816 817-824 867-872Correct Answer: 855-858 5. Who set up Anastasius as antipope to Benedict III? Louis II Charles III Richard II Edward IVCorrect Answer: Louis II 6. When was Benedict III consecrated pope? 17 March 867 22 April 817 29 September 855 21 October 795Correct Answer: 29 ... Read more

11. When was Adrian II pope? 860-864 867-872 875-903 903-914Correct Answer: 867-872 12. When was Adrian II elected pope? 11 January 860 22 April 903 16 August 875 14 December 867Correct Answer: 14 December 867 13. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of Adrian II? Lateran V Constantinople IV Constance PisaCorrect Answer: Constantinople IV 14. Whom did Adrian II appoint archbishop of Sirmium? St. Polycarp St. Ignatius St. Methodius St. BasilCorrect Answer: St. Methodius 15. Who was the archbishop of Reims with whom Adrian II had difficulties? Adalbero Ebbo Fulk HincmarCorrect Answer: Hincmar 16. Who snubbed Adrian II? ... Read more

21. When was St. Adrian III pope? 884-885 872-882 931-935 914-928Correct Answer: 884-885 22. When was St. Adrian III elected pope? 15 March 914 17 May 884 12 August 931 21 October 872Correct Answer: 17 May 884 23. Who preceded St. Adrian III? Romanus Marinus I Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Marinus I 24. 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 25. 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.) 31. Where was Boniface VI born? Cagliari Savoy Piedmont RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 32. 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 33. When was Boniface VI pope? 884-885 896 882-884 827Correct Answer: 896 34. Who preceded Boniface VI? Formosus Marinus II Leo VIII Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Formosus 35. How was Boniface VI elected pope? Acclamation Popular tumult Lot ConclaveCorrect Answer: Popular tumult 36. What long was Boniface VI’s papacy? 10 years ... Read more

(Stephen VI is also known as Stephen (VI)VII.) 41. What was Stephen VI’s father’s name? Daniel Hosea John AmosCorrect Answer: John 42. Where was Stephen VI born? Rome Lausanne Elba PalermoCorrect Answer: Rome 43. To which ruling family did Stephen VI belong? Normandy Lancaster Spoleto YorkCorrect Answer: Spoleto 44. Of which diocese was Stephen VI bishop? Ostia Anagni Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Anagni 45. When was Stephen VI pope? 884-885 898-900 896-897 900-903Correct Answer: 896-897 46. Who induced Stephen VI to conduct the Cadaver Synod? Arnulf Guy Lambert BerengarCorrect Answer: Lambert 47. Which former pope’s body did Stephen VI disinter and ... Read more

51. Where was Romanus born? Gallese Pharsalus Skopje BelgradeCorrect Answer: Gallese 52. What was Romanus’ father’s name? Hadrian Constantine Trajan MarcusCorrect Answer: Constantine 53. At which church was Romanus priest? St. Anastasia St. Susanna St. John Berchmans St. Peter ad vinculaCorrect Answer: St. Peter ad vincula 54. When was Romanus pope? 844-847 897 817-824 827Correct Answer: 897 55. What long was Theodore II’s papacy? 12 years 4 months 14 weeks 36 daysCorrect Answer: 4 months 56. Who was the patriarch of Grado to receive pallium from Romanus? Vitalis Giovanni Sebastiano EnricoCorrect Answer: Vitalis 57. Who was the Holy Roman emperor ... Read more

61. Where was Theodore II born? Berne Rome Geneva LausanneCorrect Answer: Rome 62. What was Theodore II’s father’s name? Photius Jupiter Optimus MaximusCorrect Answer: Photius 63. What was the name of Theodore II’s brother who was a bishop? Citius Altius Theotius FortiusCorrect Answer: Theotius 64. Who ordained Theodore II a priest? Benedict IV Marinus II Agapetus II Stephen VCorrect Answer: Stephen V 65. When was Theodore II pope? 897 898-900 928 885-891Correct Answer: 897 66. 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.) 71. Where was John born? Zurich Lausanne Geneva TivoliCorrect Answer: Tivoli 72. What was John’s father’s name? Peter Rampoald John LukeCorrect Answer: Rampoald 73. Which order did John join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican BenedictineCorrect Answer: Benedictine 74. When was John IX pope? 903-904 929-931 882-884 898-900Correct Answer: 898-900 75. Who was John IX’s rival, excommunicated by John IX and later became pope? Theodore II Sergius III Romanus Boniface VICorrect Answer: Sergius III 76. Who was the pope rehabilitated and declared valid by John IX? Formosus Leo V ... Read more

81. Where was Benedict IV born? Naples Rome Florence ViterboCorrect Answer: Rome 82. What was Benedict IV’s father’s name? Mammalus Horatio Julian MaxentiusCorrect Answer: Mammalus 83. Who preceded Benedict IV? Leo VII Agapetus II John IX Gregory VCorrect Answer: John IX 84. When was Benedict IV pope? 904-911 900-903 896-897 914-928Correct Answer: 900-903 85. When was Fulk, archbishop of Reims, assassinated? 14 January 896 17 June 900 16 August 904 21 October 914Correct Answer: 17 June 900 86. Whom did Benedict IV excommunicate for the assassination of Fulk? Frederick II Baldwin II Roger II Henry VCorrect Answer: Baldwin II 87. ... Read more

91. Where was Leo V born? Priapi Ostia Anagni PerugiaCorrect Answer: Priapi 92. What was Leo V at the time of his election? Acolyte Lector Priest SubdeaconCorrect Answer: Priest 93. When was Leo V pope? 903 898 897 896Correct Answer: 903 94. Who preceded Leo V? Lando Clement II Victor II Benedict IVCorrect Answer: Benedict IV 95. 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 96. Who was the king of Italy during the papacy of Leo V? Ivan ... Read more