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Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born on ________.
May 18, 1920
June 20, 1920
September 15, 1926
April 13, 1929
December 5, 1932
What is John Paul II's given name?
Edmund Jozef Wojtyla
Karol Jozef Wojtyla
Eugene Baziak
Josef Karol Baziak
Josef Karol Wojtyla
How did Edmund Wojtyla die?
Nazi soldiers shot him.
He died while serving in the Polish army.
He died of scarlet fever
He perished from hunger while detained in a concentration camp.
He died of natural causes after living a full life.
Who ran a secret seminary in Krakow during the Nazi occupation of Poland?
Archbishop Eugene Baziak
Archbishop Adam Stefan Sapieha
Father Franciszek Zak
Father Stanislaw Dziwisz
Father Karol Wojtyla
What was the title of Karol Wojtyla's dissertation he completed during his doctoral studies at the Angelicum?
The Doctrine of Faith According to St. John of the Cross
Crossing the Threshold of Hope
The Gospel of Life
Rich in Mercy
The Lord's Prayer in the Mass
The first Polish woman to become a Catholic saint was Maria Faustina Kowolska.
True
False
Karol Wojtyla studied philosophy and moral theology at the Angelicum.
True
False
Fr. Wojtyla refused to read the works of Marx and Lenin because the two authors were Communists.
True
False
At what age was Father Karol made a cardinal?
33
39
45
47
55
From whom did Bishop Wojtyla request an intercession on the behalf of Wanda Póltawska, a woman suffering from cancer?
Saint John Bosco
Padre Pio
Pope John Paul I
Saint John Vianney
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
A conclave is
an official papal document
a meeting to address issues of the Church
a meeting of cardinals at the Vatican to elect a new pope
the tomb below the church altar where sacred relics are stored
a pilgrimage to a holy site
Where was John Paul II’s first international papal visit?
Poland
Mexico and the Dominican Republic
Columbia and Argentina
Ireland and the United States
Asia
Karol received the sacrament of holy orders from Padre Pio during a pilgrimage to San Giovanni Rotondo.
True
False
Karol attended the proceedings of the Second Vatican Council.
True
False
John Paul II spoke eleven languages during his first homily as pope.
True
False
What did the crowds often chant during papal appearances at World Youth Days?
“Be not afraid!”
“John Paul II, we love you!”
“Totus tuus!”
“We love you, Jesus!”
“Pray for us, John Paul!”
An encyclical is
an official letter of blessing from the pope
the alphabetic symbol included on a papal coat of arms
the letters engraved on the papal insignia ring
a private audience with the pope
a papal document that addresses the teachings of the Church
Which prayer did John Paul II say each Friday, frequently in the garden on the roof of the Papal Apartments?
Angelus
Stations of the Cross
Rosary
Divine Mercy Novena
Mysteries of Light
John Paul II earned this nickname due to the physical manner in which he prayed.
old lion
wujek
Buddhist monk
king of the realm
the mumbler
In describing contemplative life, who said, “All activities should be rooted in prayer as though in a spiritual soil”?
Louis de Montfort
Saint Teresa of Avila
Mother Teresa
Pope John Paul II
Saint John Bosco
The Theology of the Body is a compilation of messages Pope John Paul II gave regarding marital love and sexual ethics.
True
False
Pope John Paul II ordered painters to restore the famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel to their original compositions.
True
False
John Paul II believed that authentic prayer is when a person yearns to hear God’s voice, just as God yearns to hear each person.
True
False
What year did Pope John Paul II declare to be the “Year of the Family”?
1983
1990
1994
2000
2004
When did the Vatican release the third part of the revelations from Fatima?
October 16, 1978
May 13, 1981
June 26, 2000
April 2, 2005
April 27, 2014
What did Pope John Paul II give Mother Teresa to carry with her to war-torn Lebanon?
a rosary
a Bible
a candle with an image of Our Lady
a missal
a letter to U.S. Ambassador Habib
Pope John Paul II was the only person injured during Mehmet Ali Agça’s assassination attempt.
True
False
Mehmet Ali Agça is the only person who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II.
True
False
Pope John Paul II’s favorite prayer was the Rosary.
True
False
Mary is the Mother of the Church.
True
False
According to Jason Evert, which of the following is NOT included in John Paul II’s five loves?
young people
Blessed Sacrament
Virgin Mary
sacredness of the family
human love
Where was Karol Jozef Wojtyla born?
Krakow, Poland
Warsaw, Poland
Wadowice, Poland
Gdansk, Poland
Poznan, Poland
Where did Karol Wojtyla work during the time of the Nazi occupation of Poland?
a stone quarry
a chemical plant
a grocery store
a hospital
both (A) and (B)
What made John Paul II’s election as pope unique?
He was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years
He was the Italian pope of the 20th century.
His election process lasted longer than any previous pope’s.
He was the oldest pope ever elected.
He was elected on the first ballot
What is the title of John Paul II's first encyclical that declares the Church to be in a new Advent?
Redemptor Hominis
The Forgiveness of Sin in the Rite of Reconciliation
The Church in the Modern World
The Gospel of Life
The Lord's Prayer in the Mass
According to a special commission established by the Church, how many of the approximately 40 million martyrs in the history of Christianity were murdered in the 20th century?
four million
eight million
fifteen million
twenty-seven million
thirty-two million
John Paul II’s papal inauguration occurred on .
October 22, 1987
April 21, 1981
May 20, 1981
October 22, 1978
November 24, 1978
Who did Pope John Paul II credit with saving his life after Mehmet Ali Agca’s assassination attempt?
Father Stanislaw Dziwisz
The Swiss Guard
Blessed Mother Mary
The doctors at the Gemelli Hospital
The nuns of the Congregation of Sisters Servants of the Most Sacred Heart
What did Mary reveal to the children in the second part of the secret at Fatima?
a vision of hell
God wished to establish devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Mary desired to establish devotion to Saint Joseph
the assassination attempt of John Paul II
the secularization of society and the need for penance and conversion
What is the meaning of John Paul II’s motto, Totus Tuus?
I am all yours
total devotion
in search of truth
yours for all time
service and truth
Karol Wojtyla's parents were named:
Emilia and Karol
Emilia and Edmund
Emilia and Mundek
Karol and Mundek
Lolek and Mundek
Where did Karol meet Jan Tyranowski?
working at a stone quarry
working at a chemical plant
studying at Jagiellonian University
attending Mass at St. Stanislaw Kostka Church
studying at the secret seminary in Archbishop Sapieha’s house
What book served as a decisive turning point in Karol’s life?
Crime and Punishment
True Devotions to Mary
Be Not Afraid!
Witness to Hope
Rise, Let Us Be on Our Way
What was the title of Karol Wojtyla's dissertation he completed during his doctoral studies at the Angelicum?
The Doctrine of Faith According to St. John of the Cross
Crossing the Threshold of Hope
The Gospel of Life
Rich in Mercy
The Lord's Prayer in the Mass
What is the nickname college students gave to Father Karol when he acted as a chaplain to the university students in Krakow?
Mundek
Abba
Wujek
Scholz
Lolek
At what age did Father Karol become an auxiliary bishop?
32
38
39
42
48
What activity did Pope John Paul II frequently sneak out of the Vatican to do?
ski
attend movies
hike
shop
eat at local restaurants in Rome
Which pope succeeded Pope Paul VI?
John XXIII
Pius IX
Pius XII
John Paul I
John Paul II
How many individuals did John Paul II canonize as saints during his time as Pope?
8
152
482
785
1338
What did John Paul II jokingly refer to as Vatican III (after Saint Peter’s and Castel Gandolfo) due to his frequent visits?
Dono di Maria
Gemelli Hospital
a mountain outside of Italy where he frequently skied
the Vatican plane
the Popemobile
Karol Wojtyla's older brother was named .
Jerzey
Edmund
Lolek
Adam
Eugenie
At what age did Karol enter the seminary?
18
21
22
24
28
What event in Karol's life confirmed for him his decision to commit his life to the priesthood?
He survived scarlet fever as a child.
His mother died when he was young.
He recovered from serious injuries he sustained when he was hit by a truck.
He escaped Nazi persecution by hiding in the home of Archbishop Sapieha.
He took a pilgrimage to Dachau.
As a seminarian, Karol expressed interest in joining which order to live a life of contemplative prayer?
Carmelites
Franciscans
Dominicans
Congregation of the Holy Cross
Capuchin monks
Who ordained Karol as a priest on All Saints Day on November 1, 1946?
Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha
Archbishop Eugene Baziak
Pope Paul VI
Cardinal Albino Luciani
Archbishop Richard Mahoney
On July 4, 1958, who appointed Father Karol Wojtyla as the Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow?
Pope John Paul I
Pope Benedict XV
Pope Pius XII
Pope John XXIII
Pope Paul VI
John Paul II succeeded John Paul I, whose papacy lasted ________.
8 days
33 days
6 weeks
3 years
13 years
How long did John Paul II serve as pope?
36 years
32 years
29 years
27 years
23 years
An encyclical letter is .
an official letter of blessing from the Pope
a papal document that addresses the teachings of the Church
the alphabetic symbol included on a Papal Coat of Arms
an official proclamation declaring the beatification of a person
a private letter or correspondence from the Pope
What is the title of John Paul II’s 1960 manuscript on marital love?
Theology of the Body
Gaudium et Spes
Letter to Families
Love and Responsibility
Crossing the Threshold of Hope
On what date was Pope John Paul II canonized?
April 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
October 16, 2014
January 1, 2015
April 1, 2015
When Karol was a child, his friends called him by his nickname, .
Mundek
Joe
Lolek
Kal
Kay
While assigned to St. Florian's Church, Father Karol Wojtyla served as .
an associate bishop in Krakow
a chaplain to the university students in Krakow
a teacher at the seminary
a chaplain at the Bielsko Hospital
an athletic coach at the parish elementary school
Who served as Pope John Paul II's secretary in the Vatican?
Cardinal Adam Sapieha
Jan Tyranowski
Cardinal Albino Luciani
Father Stanislaw Dziwisz
John Baptist Montini
Who united Polish workers through his leadership of the trade union Solidarity?
Lech Walesa
Father Yves Congar
Leonid Brezhnev
Jan Wyszynski
Jan Tyranowski
How many cardinals were summoned to elect John Paul I?
58
111
150
221
508
During the conclave that elected John Paul I, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was writing ________.
The Problems of Faith in the Works of Saint John of the Cross
The Gospel of Life
Rich in Mercy
The Lord's Prayer in the Mass
Theology of the Body
Which of the following is one recommendation John Paul II would have provided to impoverished nations?
alleviate the spread of HIV through contraception
stem the actions of corrupt, wealthy politicians
promote family planning to reduce the number of children born into poverty
Both (A) and (B)
All of the above
Where did Mehmet Ali Agca try to assassinate the Pope?
St. Sophia Church, Istanbul
Anglican University
St. Peter’s Square
United Nations Building
Santa Maria Maggiore
In 1917, where did three children - Lucia, Jacinta, and Francesco – see a series of visions of the Virgin Mary?
Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Medjugorje, Argentina
Guadalupe, Mexico
Fatima, Spain
Fatima, Portugal
The first Sunday after Easter, as declared by John Paul II, is ________.
Divine Mercy Sunday
Pentecost Sunday
Feast of the Ascension
Feast of the Assumption
Glorious Sunday
What was the name of the church Father Karol Wojtyla was assigned to upon his return to Poland after finishing his theological doctoral studies at the Angelicum?
The Church of the Divine Savior
The Church of the Holy Spirit
Holy Angel's Church
The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
During what year were free elections held in Poland, marking the end of communism?
1945
1965
1989
1997
2005
How many individuals did John Paul II beatify during his time as Pope?
8
152
482
785
1,338
John Paul II had a secret dinner signal involving drawing a circle with his index finger. This summoned what?
an “urgent request” to get him out of the dinner quickly
a cookie
a reader to recite poetry
a cane to help him walk
a second helping of dinner
In what country did the closing Mass of World Youth Day arguably draw the largest gathering in human history of between 5 and 7 million people?
The Philippines
Italy
United States of America
Mexico
Poland
How many murder attempts were made on John Paul II’s life that resulted in injury to John Paul II?
none
one
two
three
four
When did John Paul II decide to read the third part of the secret of Fatima for the first time?
following Mehmet Ali Agça’s assassination attempt on his life
at the Second Vatican Council
as soon as he became pope, as had all popes before him
on June 26, 2000
John Paul II never opened the letter from Lucia that revealed the third secret
John Paul II wrote a letter titled Salvifici Doloris that focused on what view of suffering?
suffering is not useless
one can do good through suffering
joy and peace can be found in suffering
both (A) and (B)
All of the above
In 1999, John Paul II had a private meeting with Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan to discuss his disapproval of what?
American secular society
Missouri’s recent legalization of marijuana
the governor’s dismantling of Missouri’s welfare program
the death penalty, particularly the upcoming execution of Darrell Mease
the governor’s stance on abortion
