Sixtus IV Quiz
(Sixtus IV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
Sixtus IV Quiz Questions
1. When was Francesco della Rovere born?
a) 8 January 1416
b) 9 May 1418
c) 21 July 1414
d) 14 December 1412
2. Where was Francesco della Rovere born?
a) Abisola
b) Florence
c) Genoa
d) Verona
3. Which university did Francesco della Rovere attend?
a) University of Paris
b) University of Pavia
c) University of Belgrade
d) University of Athens
4. To which order did Francesco della Rovere belong?
a) Carthusian
b) Dominican
c) Franciscan
d) Carmelite
5. When was Francesco della Rovere created cardinal?
a) 5 January 1460
b) 7 May 1473
c) 18 September 1467
d) 8 December 1464
6. When was Sixtus IV elected pope?
a) 2 March 1470
b) 5 May 1468
c) 17 October 1472
d) 9 August 1471
7. Which Council’s decrees were annulled by Sixtus IV?
a) Nicaea
b) Constance
c) Florence
d) Vatican I
8. Which city was instigated by Sixtus IV to attack Ferrara?
a) Venice
b) Naples
c) Mantua
d) Turin
9. With which czar did Sixtus IV negotiate for the union of Russian Orthodox Church with Roman Catholic Church?
a) Nicholas II
b) Ivan III
c) Alexander II
d) Peter III
10. When did Sixtus IV die?
a) 19 March 1481
b) 11 April 1482
c) 12 August 1484
d) 14 October 1486
Sixtus IV Quiz Questions with Answers
1. When was Francesco della Rovere born?
c) 21 July 1414
2. Where was Francesco della Rovere born?
a) Abisola
3. Which university did Francesco della Rovere attend?
b) University of Pavia
4. To which order did Francesco della Rovere belong?
c) Franciscan
5. When was Francesco della Rovere created cardinal?
c) 18 September 1467
6. When was Sixtus IV elected pope?
d) 9 August 1471
7. Which Council’s decrees were annulled by Sixtus IV?
b) Constance
8. Which city was instigated by Sixtus IV to attack Ferrara?
a) Venice
9. With which czar did Sixtus IV negotiate for the union of Russian Orthodox Church with Roman Catholic Church?
b) Ivan III
10. When did Sixtus IV die?
c) 12 August 1484