Leo XIII Quiz

(Leo XIII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope. Some sources give the baptismal name as Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci.)

1) When was Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci born?
a) 7 March 1812
b) 4 October 1814
c) 22 June 1815
d) 2 March 1810

2) Where was Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci born?
a) Viterbo
b) Mantua
c) Carpineto
d) Florence

3) Who appointed Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci domestic prelate in 1837?
a) Gregory XVI
b) Pius VIII
c) Leo X
d) Julius II

4) When was Leo XIII elected pope?
a) 1 March 1870
b) 5 April 1875
c) 20 February 1878
d) 31 July 1880

5) Which encyclical did Leo XIII issue on 31 May 1891?
a) Christi Nomen
b) Rerum Novarum
c) Annum Sacrum
d) Cum Multa

6) Which bull issued by Leo XIII declared that Anglican Orders were invalid?
a) Apostolicae Curae
b) Longinqua Oceani Spatia
c) Aeterni Patris
d) Dum Multa

7) What did Leo XIII condemn by his apostolic letter Testem Benevolentiae?
a) Americanism
b) Capitalism
c) Communism
d) Socialism

8) Which of the following is true of Leo XIII?
a) First pope of whom sound recording was made
b) First pope to travel by aeroplane
c) First pope to visit India
d) First pope to use computer

9) What was the theme of Leo XIII’s encyclical Arcanum Divinae?
a) Capital and Labour
b) Environment
c) Christian Marriage
d) Migration

10) When did Leo XIII die?
a) 30 June 1910
b) 20 July 1903
c) 3 April 1906
d) 31 December 1900

Leo XIII Quiz Answers

1) When was Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci born?
d) 2 March 1810

2) Where was Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci born?
c) Carpineto

3) Who appointed Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci domestic prelate in 1837?
a) Gregory XVI

4) When was Leo XIII elected pope?
c) 20 February 1878

5) Which encyclical did Leo XIII issue on 31 May 1891?
b) Rerum Novarum

6) Which bull issued by Leo XIII declared that Anglican Orders were invalid?
a) Apostolicae Curae

7) What did Leo XIII condemn by his apostolic letter Testem Benevolentiae?
a) Americanism

8) Which of the following is true of Leo XIII?
a) First pope of whom sound recording was made

9) What was the theme of Leo XIII’s encyclical Arcanum Divinae?
c) Christian Marriage

10) When did Leo XIII die?
b) 20 July 1903