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Sixtus IV Quiz

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Aug 232009
 

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

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 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 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 union of Russian Orthodox Church with Roman Catholic Church?
b) Ivan III

10. When did Sixtus IV die?
c) 12 August 1484

 

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Innocent VIII Quiz

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Aug 222009
 

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

1. Where was Giovanni Battista Cibo born?
a) Naples
b) Florence
c) Genoa
d) Bologna

2. Of which diocese was Giovanni Battista Cibo bishop in 1467?
a) Mantua
b) Verona
c) Nicastro
d) Savona

3. When was Giovanni Battista Cibo created cardinal?
a) 5 January 1460
b) 7 May 1473
c) 3 July 1456
d) 8 December 1464

4. When was Innocent VIII elected pope?
a) 3 February 1486
b) 8 June 1488
c) 11 September 1496
d) 29 August 1484

5. Which bull issued by Innocent VIII was against witchcraft?
a) Audita tremendi
b) Unam Sanctam
c) Summis desiderantes
d) Ad extirpanda

6. Whom did Innocent VIII recognise as lawful king of England?
a) Edward VI
b) George III
c) William IV
d) Henry VII

7. Whose 900 theses posted in Rome was forbidden to be read under penalty of excommunication by Innocent VIII?
a) Martin Luther
b) Pico della Mirandola
c) John Calvin
d) John Wesley

8. Whom did Innocent VIII appoint as grand inquisitor of Spain?
a) Albert de Capitaneis
b) Teilhard de Chardin
c) Heinrich Kramer
d) Tomas de Torquemada

9. With which Turkish monarch did Innocent VIII sign a treaty in 1489?
a) Haroon Al Rashid
b) Bayezid II
c) Bahadur Shah II
d) Abu Bakr

10. When did Innocent VIII die?
a) 16 March 1494
b) 12 May 1482
c) 25 July 1492
d) 30 November 1501

Innocent VIII Quiz Answers

1. Where was Giovanni Battista Cibo born?
c) Genoa

2. Of which diocese was Giovanni Battista Cibo bishop in 1467?
d) Savona

3. When was Giovanni Battista Cibo created cardinal?
b) 7 May 1473

4. When was Innocent VIII elected pope?
d) 29 August 1484

5. Which bull issued by Innocent VIII was against witchcraft?
c) Summis desiderantes

6. Whom did Innocent VIII recognise as lawful king of England?
d) Henry VII

7. Whose 900 theses posted in Rome was forbidden to be read under penalty of excommunication by Innocent VIII?
b) Pico della Mirandola

8. Whom did Innocent VIII appoint as grand inquisitor of Spain?
d) Tomas de Torquemada

9. With which Turkish monarch did Innocent VIII sign a treaty in 1489?
b) Bayezid II

10. When did Innocent VIII die?
c) 25 July 1492

 

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Alexander VI Quiz

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Aug 212009
 

(Alexander VI is referred as Rodrigo Borgia for the times before he became pope.)

1. When was Rodrigo Borgia born?
a) 1 January 1431
b) 4 May 1434
c) 9 June 1436
d) 6 November 1438

2. Where was Rodrigo Borgia born?
a) La Mancha
b) Pamplona
c) Barcelona
d) Xativa

3. Which pope was Rodrigo Borgia’s uncle?
a) Callixtus III
b) Sixtus V
c) Innocent VIII
d) Benedict XV

4. Which university did Rodrigo Borgia attend?
a) Padua University
b) Berlin University
c) Frankfurt University
d) Bologna University

5. Who sent a letter of reprimand to Rodrigo Borgia for misbehaviour in Sienna?
a) Pius II
b) Urban VIII
c) Gregory XVII
d) Leo XII

6. When was Rodrigo Borgia created cardinal?
a) 20 February 1456
b) 11 June 1455
c) 31 December 1498
d) 14 September 1496

7. Of which diocese was Rodrigo Borgia was appointed bishop on 30 June 1458?
a) Baltimore
b) Valencia
c) Ostia
d) Vienna

8. When was Alexander VI elected pope?
a) 17 February 1494
b) 8 April 1486
c) 11 August 1492
d) 31 October 1486

9. Between which two countries did Alexander VI in 1493 divide by demarcation the newly discovered territories?
a) England and Scotland
b) Ireland and Wales
c) France and Germany
d) Spain and Portugal

10. When did Alexander VI die?
a) 12 January 1506
b) 3 April 1509
c) 18 August 1503
d) 9 November 1505

Alexander VI Quiz Answers

1. When was Rodrigo Borgia born?
a) 1 January 1431

2. Where was Rodrigo Borgia born?
d) Xativa

3. Which pope was Rodrigo Borgia’s uncle?
a) Callixtus III

4. Which university did Rodrigo Borgia attend?
d) Bologna University

5. Who sent a letter of reprimand to Rodrigo Borgia for misbehaviour in Sienna?
a) Pius II

6. When was Rodrigo Borgia created cardinal?
a) 20 February 1456

7. Of which diocese was Rodrigo Borgia was appointed bishop on 30 June 1458?
b) Valencia

8. When was Alexander VI elected pope?
c) 11 August 1492

9. Between which two countries did Alexander VI in 1493 divide by demarcation the newly discovered territories?
d) Spain and Portugal

10. When did Alexander VI die?
c) 18 August 1503

 

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