Pius V Quiz

Portrait of Pope Pius V (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(Pius V is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)

Pius V Quiz Questions

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1. When was Antonio Ghislieri born?
a) 17 January 1504
b) 21 May 1506
c) 8 August 1496
d) 6 November 1500

2. Where was Antonio Ghislieri born?
a) Bosco
b) Fano
c) Pistoia
d) Prague

3. When did Antonio Ghislieri join the Dominicans?
a) 1501
b) 1499
c) 1511
d) 1518

4. What was Antonio Ghislieri’s name when he was a Dominican?
a) Michele Ghislieri
b) Paolo Ghislieri
c) Pedro Ghislieri
d) Sandro Ghislieri

5. When was Pius V elected pope?
a) 17 August 1564
b) 4 June 1562
c) 3 October 1558
d) 7 January 1566

6. Which Council’s decrees were put into effect by Pius V?
a) Chalcedon
b) Nicaea
c) Trent
d) Ephesus

7. When did Pius V issue the missal?
a) 1565
b) 1570
c) 1585
d) 1576

8. Who was the English monarch excommunicated by Pius V in 1570?
a) Edward VI
b) Elizabeth I
c) Henry VII
d) Richard II

9. Where were the Turks defeated in 1571?
a) Vienna
b) Hastings
c) Lepanto
d) Yorktown

10. When did Pius V die?
a) 5 January 1574
b) 31 December 1576
c) 12 September 1578
d) 1 May 1572

Pius V Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Antonio Ghislieri born?
a) 17 January 1504

2. Where was Antonio Ghislieri born?
a) Bosco

3. When did Antonio Ghislieri join the Dominicans?
d) 1518

4. What was Antonio Ghislieri’s name when he was a Dominican?
a) Michele Ghislieri

5. When was Pius V elected pope?
d) 7 January 1566

6. Which Council’s decrees were put into effect by Pius V?
c) Trent

7. When did Pius V issue the missal?
b) 1570

8. Who was the English monarch excommunicated by Pius V in 1570?
b) Elizabeth I

9. Where were the Turks defeated in 1571?
c) Lepanto

10. When did Pius V die?
d) 1 May 1572