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