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St. Clare of Assisi - Quiz
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  • 1. What year was St. Clare of Assisi born?
A) 1200
B) 1215
C) 1194
D) 1188
  • 2. Which order did St. Clare found?
A) Franciscan Order
B) Benedictine Order
C) Carmelite Order
D) Order of Poor Ladies
  • 3. Who was St. Clare's spiritual mentor?
A) St. Augustine
B) St. Benedict
C) St. Francis of Assisi
D) St. Dominic
  • 4. In what year did St. Clare die?
A) 1275
B) 1253
C) 1260
D) 1245
  • 5. What is St. Clare the patron saint of?
A) Musicians
B) Television
C) Bakers
D) Florists
  • 6. St. Clare was known for her care of which type of individuals?
A) Poor and sick
B) Kings and queens
C) Wealthy and powerful
D) Scholars and teachers
  • 7. What was the original name of St. Clare’s order before it became known as the Poor Clares?
A) Benedictine Ladies
B) Order of San Damiano
C) Franciscan Sisters
D) Order of St. Clare
  • 8. In which city did St. Clare spend most of her life?
A) Rome
B) Venice
C) Assisi
D) Florence
  • 9. St. Clare is often depicted holding which object?
A) Book
B) Monstrance
C) Crucifix
D) Crown
  • 10. What was Clare of Assisi's birth name?
A) Clara of Assisi
B) Chiara Offreduccio
C) Clara Offreduccio
D) Chiara d'Assisi
  • 11. How did Clare's family react when she refused to return home?
A) They accepted her decision immediately.
B) They imprisoned her.
C) They sent her to a different convent.
D) They tried to use force but relented when they saw her cropped hair.
  • 12. What is the name of the university named after Mission Santa Clara?
A) Franciscan University
B) Santa Clara University
C) Mission College
D) California State University
  • 13. How did Clare refer to herself despite her leadership role?
A) Head nun
B) Mother, handmaid, or servant.
C) Queen of the Order
D) Abbess and leader.
  • 14. What was Clare's last reported words?
A) Blessed be You, O God, for having created me.
B) I am ready to meet my Lord.
C) I have loved justice and hated iniquity.
D) Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road.
  • 15. Who canonized Clare as Saint Clare of Assisi?
A) Pope Alexander IV
B) Pope Innocent IV
C) Pope Gregory IX
D) Pope Urban IV
  • 16. Who approved Clare's Rule before it was confirmed by Pope Innocent IV?
A) Frederick II
B) Pope Alexander IV
C) Cardinal Rainaldo
D) Pope Gregory IX
  • 17. Who played Clare of Assisi in the 1961 film Francis of Assisi?
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Elizabeth Taylor
C) Grace Kelly
D) Dolores Hart
  • 18. What tradition involves offering chicken eggs to the Poor Clares?
A) Marking the beginning of Lent
B) Honoring the Virgin Mary
C) Celebrating Clare's feast day
D) Praying for good weather, especially for weddings
  • 19. What was the name of the privilege Clare sought to maintain her order's strict poverty?
A) Privilegium Paupertatis
B) Rule of Life
C) Rule of Saint Benedict
D) Rule of Poverty
  • 20. What was Clare's nickname due to her emulation of Francis?
A) Lady of Poverty
B) Saint of Assisi
C) Alter Franciscus, 'another Francis'
D) Mother Superior
  • 21. In which U.S. state is Santa Clara Pueblo located?
A) Arizona
B) New Mexico
C) California
D) Texas
  • 22. What was Clare's feast day originally celebrated on in the General Roman Calendar?
A) 3 October
B) 12 August
C) 26 September
D) 11 August
  • 23. What is the nickname for Santa Clara Valley since the 1970s?
A) Silicon Valley
B) Innovation Valley
C) Tech Valley
D) Golden Valley
  • 24. How did Clare respond when Pope Gregory IX urged her to give up strict poverty?
A) She insisted on following Christ in poverty.
B) She left the order.
C) She agreed to relax the rules.
D) She asked for a delay.
  • 25. Who attacked the monastery of San Damiano and the town of Assisi in 1240?
A) A Saracen army
B) Pope Gregory IX's forces
C) The Knights Templar
D) Frederick II's soldiers
  • 26. Which oratorio features Clare as one of its characters?
A) Laudato si'
B) St. Matthew Passion
C) The Creation
D) Messiah
  • 27. What was the name of Clare's sister who joined her in religious life?
A) Beatrix
B) Ortolana
C) Catarina
D) Bianca
  • 28. Which river was named on Clare's feast day in 1679?
A) Mississippi River
B) Lake Saint Clair
C) Rio Grande
D) Colorado River
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