Pope Mark - Quiz
  • 1. On what date did Pope Mark's pontificate begin?
A) 18 January 335
B) 18 January 336
C) 18 January 337
D) 7 October 336
  • 2. What was the name of Pope Mark's father?
A) Sylvester
B) Priscus
C) Constantine
D) Marcus
  • 3. Who did Pope Mark succeed as bishop of Rome?
A) Balbina
B) Priscus
C) Sylvester I
D) Constantine
  • 4. What document provides information about Pope Mark's father?
A) Depositio martyrum
B) Constitution of Ostia
C) Liber Pontificalis
D) Depositio episcoporum
  • 5. What does the Liber Pontificalis credit Pope Mark with founding?
A) Basilica of San Marco
B) Catacomb of Balbina
C) Vatican City
D) Abbadia San Salvatore
  • 6. Which bishop was invested with a pallium by Pope Mark?
A) Bishop of Ostia
B) Bishop of Velletri
C) Bishop of Monte Amiata
D) Bishop of Rome
  • 7. When did Pope Mark die?
A) 7 October 1048
B) 7 October 1145
C) 7 October 336
D) 18 January 336
  • 8. Where was Pope Mark initially buried?
A) Monte Amiata
B) Catacomb of Balbina
C) Basilica of San Marco
D) Velletri
  • 9. In what year were Pope Mark's remains relocated to the Basilica of San Marco?
A) 1200
B) 336
C) 1048
D) 1145
  • 10. What is the date of Pope Mark's feast day?
A) 18 January
B) 7 November
C) 11 October
D) 7 October
  • 11. From whom did Pope Mark obtain lands for the cemetery church?
A) Priscus
B) Sylvester I
C) The Bishop of Ostia
D) Emperor Constantine
  • 12. Where are Pope Mark's remains kept today?
A) At the Abbadia San Salvatore
B) In the town of Velletri
C) In the Catacomb of Balbina
D) Under the altar of the Basilica of San Marco
  • 13. Where is Pope Mark particularly venerated?
A) The Catacomb of Balbina
B) Ostia
C) Abbadia San Salvatore at Monte Amiata
D) Velletri
  • 14. What records were potentially begun during Pope Mark's pontificate?
A) Depositio episcoporum and Depositio martyrum
B) Constitutions of the Emperors
C) Liber Pontificalis
D) The Bible
  • 15. What caused the death of Pope Mark?
A) Illness from the Catacombs
B) Execution by Constantine
C) Natural causes
D) Martyrdom
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