Pius VI Quiz

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

Pius VI Quiz Questions

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1) When was Giovanni Angelo Braschi born?
a) 12 January 1720
b) 15 May 1719
c) 27 December 1717
d) 2 July 1718

2) Where was Giovanni Angelo Braschi born?
a) Pegli
b) Cesena
c) Sotto il Monte
d) Turin

3) Where did Giovanni Angelo Braschi study law?
a) Florence
b) Venice
c) Ferrara
d) Padua

4) When was Giovanni Angelo Braschi created cardinal?
a) 18 February 1776
b) 26 April 1773
c) 11 July 1777
d) 5 November 1780

5) When was Pius VI elected pope?
a) 15 February 1775
b) 4 June 1776
c) 2 July 1778
d) 14 November 1789

6) Who confiscated church property in Austria when Pius VI was pope?
a) Frederick II
b) Joseph II
c) Louis XIV
d) Charles II

7) Which synod’s acts were condemned by Pius VI his bull Auctorem fidei?
a) Synod of Elvira 306
b) Synod of Pistoia 1786
c) Synod of Rome 1801
d) Synod of Paris 1802

8) Who defeated papal troops in 1796?
a) Napoleon
b) Leopold I
c) Kaunitz
d) Wilhelm II

9) When did Pius VI die?
a) 1 January 1819
b) 22 June 1815
c) 4 September 1818
d) 29 August 1799

10) Where did Pius VI die?
a) Paris
b) Valence
c) Rome
d) Avignon

Pius VI Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When was Giovanni Angelo Braschi born?
c) 27 December 1717

2) Where was Giovanni Angelo Braschi born?
b) Cesena

3) Where did Giovanni Angelo Braschi study law?
c) Ferrara

4) When was Giovanni Angelo Braschi created cardinal?
b) 26 April 1773

5) When was Pius VI elected pope?
a) 15 February 1775

6) Who confiscated church property in Austria when Pius VI was pope?
b) Joseph II

7) Which synod’s acts were condemned by Pius VI his bull Auctorem fidei?
b) Synod of Pistoia 1786

8) Who defeated papal troops in 1796?
a) Napoleon

9) When did Pius VI die?
d) 29 August 1799

10) Where did Pius VI die?
b) Valence