Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, August 11, 1993 TAG: 9308130224
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JAKE MORRISSEY
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
This week John Paul II left Rome to travel to Jamaica, Cancun, Mexico, and then on to Denver on Thursday to help commemorate World Youth Day.
The pope is a man millions recognize but few know much about. What do you know of the man who heads the Roman Catholic Church? The following quiz tests your knowledge. The answers are at the bottom.
1. What is John Paul II's original name?
a. Zbigniew Brzezinski
b. Henryk Jablonski
c. Karol Wojtyla
d. Lech Walesa
2. John Paul II is the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Who was the last non-Italian pope?
a. Adrian VI of the Netherlands
b. Linus III of France
c. John XVI of Saxony
d. Innocent XX of Greece
3. Whom did John Paul II succeed?
a. Paul VI
b. John XXIII
c. Pius XII
d. John Paul I
4. Before he became pope, John Paul was cardinal archbishop of which Polish city?
a. Warsaw
b. Krakow
c. Lodz
d. Gdansk
5. The pope is often in the news, but on May 13, 1981, his name was on everyone's lips. Why?
a. He was elected to the papacy.
b. He was kidnapped and held by armed terrorists.
c. A bomb exploded in his official apartments in the Vatican, killing three of his aides.
d. He was shot in St. Peter's Square.
6. Who was responsible for this?
a. the North American cardinals
b. Mehmet Ali Agca
c. the Islamic Jihad
d. the Irish Republican Army
7. Which prominent Catholic politician headed the U.S. delegation to John Paul's papal investiture?
a. Edward Kennedy
b. Tip O'Neill
c. Dan Rostenkowski
d. Mario Cuomo
8. True or false: Before he became a priest, John Paul was married and is the father of a daughter who lives in Warsaw.
9. John Paul II has been called "the traveling pope" because of the many trips he has taken. What was the destination of his first overseas trip as pope?
a. Brazil
b. Indonesia
c. Mexico
d. the Philippines
10. John Paul was also the first pontiff to have an official visit to a communist country. Which one?
a. Soviet Union
b. Poland
c. Czechoslovakia
d. Hungary
11. In October 1979, the pope came to the United States and did NOT stop in which city?
a. Miami
b. Boston
c. Philadelphia
d. Chicago
12. In September 1982, John Paul II outraged many by meeting with which Middle Eastern leader?
a. Yasser Arafat of the PLO
b. Hafez al-Assad of Syria
c. King Hussein of Jordan
d. Bashir Gemayel of Lebanon
13. Which one of the following is one of the pope's official titles?
a. Primate of Italy and Sicily
b. Heir of Peter
c. Bishop of Rome
d. Holy Lord on Earth
14. John Paul II is the author of several books. Which one below did he write?
a. "Redeemer of Man"
b. "Humanae Vitae"
c. "The Decline of Morality"
d. "My Poland"
15. True or false: John Paul II is a published poet.
ANSWERS: 1. c; 2. a; 3. d; 4. b; 5. d; 6. b; 7. b. 8. false; 9. c; 10. b; 11. a; 12. a; 13. c; 14. a; 15. true. .
\ Jake Morrissey is a New York City free-lance writer.
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