1. When was Girolamo Masci born?
a) 26 October 1209
b) 6 April 1218
c) 19 August 1226
d) 30 September 1227
2. Which order did Girolamo Masci join?
a) Dominican
b) Benedictine
c) Franciscan
d) Redemptorist
3. Who sent Girolamo Masci to Constantinople in 1272?
a) Leo X
b) Gregory X
c) Benedict XV
d) Adrian VI
1) When was Pius XII elected pope?
a) 21 November 1938
b) 2 March 1939
c) 14 August 1940
d) 22 February 1942
2) There were 62 cardinals in the conclave that elected Pius XII pope. How many votes did Pius XII get?
a) 61
b) 62
c) 36
d) 43
3) What was the motto of Pius XII?
a) Semper Idem
b) Deus Caritas Est
c) Opus Justitiae Pax
d) Christus Regnus
1. Where was Bartolomeo Prignano born?
a) Athens
b) Naples
c) Acropolis
d) Nicosia
2. Of which archdiocese was Bartolomeo Prignano appointed archbishop in 1363?
a) Dublin
b) Acerenza
c) Baltimore
d) Caracas
3. Of which archdiocese was Bartolomeo Prignano appointed archbishop in 1377?
a) Quito
b) Asmara
c) Bari
d) Cordoba
1. When was Alessandro Farnese born?
a) 29 February 1468
b) 1 April 1464
c) 27 August 1472
d) 3 October 1460
2. With which diocese was Alessandro Farnese invested in 1509?
a) Vicenza
b) Moderna
c) Perugia
d) Parma
3. Who sent Alessandro Farnese as legate to Lateran Council V in 1512?
a) Leo X
b) Alexander VI
c) Julius II
d) Adrian IV
1. When was Giovanni Angelo Medici born?
a) 28 April 1497
b) 31 March 1499
c) 5 July 1494
d) 7 December 1495
2. Where was Giovanni Angelo Medici born?
a) Venice
b) Florence
c) Hamburg
d) Milan
3. When was Giovanni Angelo Medici consecrated bishop?
a) 17 February 1536
b) 20 April 1546
c) 2 September 1551
d) 5 December 1525
1) Where was Jaques Duese born?
a) Cahors
b) Orleans
c) Monts
d) Calais
2) To whom was Jaques Duese chancellor?
a) Charles II of England
b) Charles II of France
c) Charles II of Naples
d) Charles II of Spain
3) When was John XXII elected pope?
a) 29 February 1324
b) 28 May 1322
c) 7 August 1316
d) 10 October 1326
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
1. When was Giovanni de Medici born?
a) 29 February 1468
b) 1 April 1464
c) 27 August 1472
d) 11 December 1475
2. Where was Giovanni de Medici born?
a) Hampshire
b) Florence
c) Kent
d) Naples
3. How old was Giovanni de Medici when he received tonsure?
a) Nineteen
b) Eighteen
c) Twelve
d) Seven
1. When was Giuliano della Rovere born?
a) 16 January 1428
b) 3 May 1444
c) 8 July 1434
d) 5 December 1443
2. Where was Giuliano della Rovere born?
a) Albissola
b) Viterbo
c) Milan
d) Sabina
3. When was Giuliano della Rovere created cardinal?
a) 9 March 1476
b) 29 June 1475
c) 15 December 1471
d) 11 August 1468
(Boniface IX is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
1. Where was Pietro Tomacelli born?
a) Naples
b) Geneva
c) Sulmona
d) Verona
2. When was Pietro Tomacelli created cardinal?
a) 17 March 1412
b) 9 May 1418
c) 23 September 1409
d) 21 December 1381
3. When was Boniface IX elected pope?
a) 9 February 1406
b) 14 May 1426
c) 22 July 1415
d) 2 November 1389