In 1409, the Council of Pisa attempted to end the schism by deposing both popes and electing a new one. What was the primary result of this council?

The immediate end of the schism

A third line of popes, exacerbating the schism

The election of a pope accepted by all

A war between France and the Papal States

The period from 1309 to 1376, during which the popes resided in Avignon under the influence of the French crown, is often referred to as what?

The Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy

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The Western Schism

Test your knowledge of the Western Schism, the nearly 40-year period in the late Middle Ages when multiple men simultaneously claimed to be the true Pope.0 takes

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01The Western Schism began in 1378 following the death of which Pope, whose return of the papacy from Avignon to Rome set the stage for the conflict?
02The schism began when a group of cardinals, claiming the election was made under duress, elected Clement VII in opposition to which already-elected Roman Pope?
03The rival popes elected by the French cardinals during the Western Schism established their court in what city?
04In 1409, the Council of Pisa attempted to end the schism by deposing both popes and electing a new one. What was the primary result of this council?
05Which ecumenical council, held from 1414 to 1418, successfully ended the Western Schism?
06The Council of Constance ended the schism by securing the abdication or deposition of the three rival popes and electing which man as the single, universally recognized Pope?
07Approximately how long did the Western Schism last, from the disputed election of 1378 to the election of Martin V in 1417?
08Unlike later schisms such as the Protestant Reformation, the Western Schism was primarily a dispute over what?
09The period from 1309 to 1376, during which the popes resided in Avignon under the influence of the French crown, is often referred to as what?