Quiz  /  History of Roman Catholicism Quiz

  • 1. 
    Henry VIII’s marriage to which woman led to his break with the Roman Catholic Church?

  • Catherine Howard
  • Jane Seymour
  • Catherine Parr
  • Anne Boleyn

  • 2. 
    The teachings of which Roman Catholic saint were condemned in 1277 by the university masters of Paris?

  • Thomas Aquinas
  • Bernard of Clairvaux
  • Ignatius of Loyola
  • Benedict of Nursia

  • 3. 
    Which Roman Catholic leader received the Nobel Prize for Peace and a special dispensation from the pope to expedite the process of canonization?

  • Elizabeth Ann Seton
  • Katharine Drexel
  • Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer
  • Mother Teresa

  • 4. 
    Which Roman Catholic organization, founded in 1928, has a name that means “Work of God”?

  • Jesuits
  • Opus Dei
  • Knights of Columbus
  • Benedictines

  • 5. 
    Which pope’s struggle with King Philip IV of France marked the end of papal spiritual dominance in medieval Europe and the rise of the national monarchies?

  • Boniface VIII
  • Peter
  • Gregory VII
  • John Paul II

  • 6. 
    Who was the first Frankish king to convert to Roman Catholicism?

  • Charlemagne
  • Clovis I
  • Alaric
  • Attila the Hun

  • 7. 
    What historic event strengthened anti-Catholic feelings in England?

  • Gunpowder Plot
  • Napoleonic Wars
  • Hundred Years’ War
  • Great Fire of London
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