Q 01/05

Which king broke with Rome after Pope Clement VII would not annul his first marriage?

A) Francis I

B) Henry VIII

C) Philip II

D) James V

Answer · why

B) Henry VIII

Henry VIII: the pope was possibly swayed by Emperor Charles V, whose aunt, Catherine of Aragon, was the wife Henry wanted to set aside.

Q 02/05

Which reformer did Pope Leo X excommunicate in 1521?

A) John Calvin

B) Huldrych Zwingli

C) Martin Luther

D) William Tyndale

Answer · why

C) Martin Luther

Martin Luther: he had refused to take back his teachings, and the Reformation that followed split the Western Church.

Q 03/05

The word 'pope' derives from the Ancient Greek word for what?

A) shepherd

B) king

C) father

D) elder

Answer · why

C) father

Father: the title was once given to many bishops, especially in the East, before the West reserved it for the bishop of Rome.

Q 04/05

Which 1929 Italy-Holy See agreement established Vatican City as an independent state?

A) the Treaty of Rome

B) the Concordat of Worms

C) the Treaty of Tolentino

D) the Lateran Treaty

Answer · why

D) the Lateran Treaty

The Lateran Treaty: an attached financial deal also compensated the Holy See for the Papal States that Italy had taken.

Q 05/05

After Italy seized Rome in 1870, the pope protested by proclaiming himself what?

A) A hostage

B) A prisoner

C) An exile

D) A martyr

Answer · why

B) A prisoner

A prisoner: for almost 60 years popes refused to leave the Vatican rather than accept the Italian kingdom's authority.