(Pius VIII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
Pius VIII Quiz Questions
1) When was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione born?
a) 7 April 1760
b) 3 October 1755
c) 20 November 1761
d) 31 January 1759
2) Where was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione born?
a) Cingoli
b) Kinnigoli
c) Berne
d) Mantua
3) Which school did Francesco Xaverio Castiglione attend at Osimo?
a) Capuchin
b) Diocesan
c) Jesuit
d) Norbertine
4) Which diocese was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione’s first as bishop?
a) Cesena
b) Frascati
c) Montalto
d) Ostia
5) To whom did Francesco Xaverio Castiglione refuse to take oath of allegiance and was arrested?
a) Czar of Russia
b) King of Italy
c) Kaiser of Germany
d) King of England
6) When was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione created cardinal?
a) 1822
b) 1816
c) 1824
d) 1814
7) When was Pius VIII elected pope?
a) 31 March 1829
b) 7 May 1828
c) 4 August 1826
d) 15 October 1824
8) When was Pius VIII crowned pope?
a) 14 May 1828
b) 5 April 1829
c) 9 August 1826
d) 21 October 1824
9) In 1830 Charles X fled France. Who succeeded him as King of France and recognized by Pius VIII?
a) Napoleon II
b) Napoleon III
c) Louis Phillipe
d) George V
10) When did Pius VIII die?
a) 9 July 1834
b) 7 March 1828
c) 4 September 1832
d) 1 December 1830
Pius VIII Quiz Questions with Answers
1) When was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione born?
c) 20 November 1761
2) Where was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione born?
a) Cingoli
3) Which school did Francesco Xaverio Castiglione attend at Osimo?
c) Jesuit
4) Which diocese was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione’s first as bishop?
c) Montalto
5) To whom did Francesco Xaverio Castiglione refuse to take oath of allegiance and was arrested?
b) King of Italy
6) When was Francesco Xaverio Castiglione created cardinal?
b) 1816
7) When was Pius VIII elected pope?
a) 31 March 1829
8) When was Pius VIII crowned pope?
b) 5 April 1829
9) In 1830 Charles X fled France. Who succeeded him as King of France and recognized by Pius VIII?
c) Louis Phillipe
10) When did Pius VIII die?
d) 1 December 1830
