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Hagiography Trivia Quiz

Hagiography is the study of the Saints. The following quiz presents questions about ten of the Church's saints.

A multiple-choice quiz by radtrad. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
radtrad

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
198,196

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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922

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these Saints is NOT traditionally credited with writing one of the four Gospels? Hint

St. Paul

St. Matthew

St. Mark

St. Luke

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these Saints was an Apostle? Hint

St. John the Baptist

St. Bartholomew

St. Stephen the Protomartyr

St. Joachim

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these Saints is a Doctor of the Church? Hint

St. Ignatius Loyola

St. Patrick

St. Catherine of Siena

St. Paul

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Question 4 of 10

4. There are many Saints with the name "John". Choose the one whose surname means "Golden-mouthed". Hint

St. John Berchmans

St. John Mary Vianney

St. John Neumann

St. John Chrysostom

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many Saints had military careers before becoming Saints. Which of these Saints was NOT a soldier before becoming a Saint? Hint

St. Ignatius Loyola

St. John Mary Vianney

St. Martin of Tours

St. John Bosco

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Saint died at the age of only 24. Hint

St. Th�r�se of Lisieux

St. Mary Magdalene

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Thomas Aquinas

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these Popes is NOT a Saint? Hint

Pius I

Pius XII

Pius V

Pius X

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which saint was a Cardinal? Hint

St. Charles Borromeo

St. Augustine

St. Francis De Sales

St. Anselm

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Saint is a martyr? Hint

St. John the Evangelist

St. Francis of Assisi

St. Mary-Magdalen de'Pazzi

St. Thomas More

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Saint is traditionally credited with composing the Memorare? Hint

St. Philip Neri

St. Malachy O'More

St. Dominic Guzman

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these Saints is NOT traditionally credited with writing one of the four Gospels?

Answer: St. Paul

The fourth Gospel writer was John, according to tradition. Paul wrote several epistles that are part of the New Testament.

2. Which of these Saints was an Apostle?

Answer: St. Bartholomew

Bartholomew was also called Nathaniel. John the Baptist only met Jesus face-to-face once in his life when John baptized Our Lord in the Jordan River. St. Stephen may have been a disciple of Our Lord, but he was not one of the twelve Apostles. St. Joachim was the father of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

3. Which of these Saints is a Doctor of the Church?

Answer: St. Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine is one of 33 Saints accorded the honor of being a Doctor of the Church.

4. There are many Saints with the name "John". Choose the one whose surname means "Golden-mouthed".

Answer: St. John Chrysostom

St. John Chrysostom is a Doctor of the Church.

5. Many Saints had military careers before becoming Saints. Which of these Saints was NOT a soldier before becoming a Saint?

Answer: St. John Bosco

St. Ignatius was a soldier in the Spanish Army. St. Martin was a Roman military officer and tribune. St. John Mary Vianney was conscripted by Napoleon into the French Army during the war against Spain.

6. This Saint died at the age of only 24.

Answer: St. Th�r�se of Lisieux

St. Th�r�se of Lisieux is also known as the Little Flower.

7. Which of these Popes is NOT a Saint?

Answer: Pius XII

There are currently twelve Popes who have taken the name Pius. Of those twelve, four (Pius I, Pius V, Pius XI, and Pius X) are saints. Pope Pius XII has been beatified.

8. Which saint was a Cardinal?

Answer: St. Charles Borromeo

St. Charles Borromeo suffered from a speech impediment.

9. Which Saint is a martyr?

Answer: St. Thomas More

St. Thomas More was beheaded by King Henry VIII of England because he would not assent to the King's divorce of Catherine of Aragon and illicit marriage to Anne Boleyn.

10. Which Saint is traditionally credited with composing the Memorare?

Answer: St. Bernard of Clairvaux

The Memorare helped end the schism of anti-Pope Anacletus II. Although the author is not known, it has been attributed to St Bernard of Clairvaux since the 12th century.

Source: Author radtrad

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