QUIZZ – THE TWO POPES | English Theatre Frankfurt

1. At the beginning of the play, which sign indicates that the new pope has been chosen?

A choir singing

Church Bells Ringing

White smoke

Someone announcing the name of the new pope in front of the Sistine Chapel

2. Which is Benedict´s native language?

German

Latin

Spanish

Italian

What do Benedict´s critics accuse him of?

To be unprofessional, emotional and reckless

To be unworldly, cold and retrogressive

To be cruel and arrogant

To be talkative and absent-minded

Who is Sister Brigitta?

A nun at Vatican.

Benedict´s imaginary friend.

Benedict´s friend and editor.

Benedict´s secret love affair

According to Benedict, what is the great crisis of Western Life?

The loss of real relationships due to Social-Media and mobile phones

The loss of religion as common reference point, resulting in relativity of truth

The loss of identity due to globalization

The loss of faith into the Catholic Church, due to sexual abuse scandals

By which means did the Vatican have the church´s “means in order” by the 19th century?

Same-sex marriage was allowed.

All priests had to be castrated.

They reinstated celibacy for priests.

Women were completely banned from Catholic Church premises.

Which number of reasons fits Benedict´s motivation to resign best?

His old age leading to him not being strong enough in body or mind

He is longing for a physical relationship at last

He misses his brother and wants to move closer to home.

He starts experiencing early-onset dementia

Which element connects the introductory scenes of Pope Benedict and Cardinal Bergoglio?

Benedict hugs a nun at the end of his scene and Bergoglio hugs a nun at the beginning of his

Both watch “Komissar Rex”

a TV connects both scenes. Benedict watches TV and Bergoglio uses the TV as a metaphor in one of his sermons.

Benedict hums something from Mozart at the end of his scene and Bergoglio hums Abba´s “Dancing Queen” at the beginning of his.

According to Sister Sophia and Cardinal Bergoglio, what is the main task of the Catholic Church?

Listen to, answer and spread the word of God – making sure, all find their way to Jesus.

Listen to, answer and free the poor – making sure, no one is left behind.

Listen to, answer and obey the word of the pope.

Keep the ban on condoms and the restrictions on women to make sure, enough babies and therefore new church members are born.

10.

What are Cardinal Bergoglio´s hobbies?

Reading the Bible and praying

Football and tango

Waltzing and walking

Playing piano

11.

Choose the sentence that describes Bergoglio´s and Benedict´s relationship best.

They represent different values and face each other with reserve and sarcasm at first.

They have met before and greet each other as old friends, having a nice chat about the church´s future.

Being representatives of opposite convictions, they face each other with open hostility and loathing.

They have never met before and spend their time with idle chit chat, not really finding something in common.

12.

Which conflict describes the theologist´s opposing opinions best?

The Catholic Church needs to missionize more vs the Catholic Church should not allow outsiders to join their belief

Papacy should be abandoned and Protestantism the new rule vs. The Pope should have more political power

Sexually abusive priests should be hanged vs sexual assaults should be hushed up

The church as the unchanging constant against the permissive West vs. Insist less, include more by changing the Church in accordance with changes in society

13.

What is Bergoglio´s main concern when he learns about the pope´s plan to resign and for him to take the pope´s place?

That two popes, so different from each other, cannot both be alive and right, and therefore contradict the idea of the pope´s infallibility

That they are both too old to continue and that a younger candidate should be chosen

That he (Bergoglio) has sinned too much in Argentina´s Dirty War to still be a Catholic

That he cannot leave Argentina where he sees his main place of duty.

14.

What is Pope Benedict´s greatest sin?

Not to have had more fun in his youth

Having spent too much money while pope

Ignoring facts about child abuse in the Catholic Church

Joining Hitler Youth