Travels in Italy

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1. Let's begin with a very easy question: Shakespeare chose this city as the home for his Capulet and Montague families. What is it? Verona Padua Mantua Siena

2. The Rialto Bridge is one of the most recognizable sites in Italy. In which city can it be found? Venice Florence Rome Pisa

3. In which Italian city is the main rail station called Santa Maria Novella? Florence Milan Naples Venice

4. Which of the following towns is a part of the Cinqueterre? Amalfi Lecce Spoleto Vernazza

5. Which of the following tourist attractions is NOT found in Rome? Trevi Fountain The Doge's Palace The Spanish Steps The Pantheon

6. Bellagio, one of the most beautiful towns in Italy, is located on which lake? Lake Maggiore Lake Geneva Lake Garda Lake Como

7. According to legend, St. Benedict was led to this home of the Benedictine movement, by three ravens. Where is it? Anzio Valle d'Aosta Palermo Montecassino

8. This "thoroughly medieval" Tuscany town has been called "the Renaissance Manhattan." Which town is it? Montalcino Siena San Gimignano Lucca

9. Opera lovers from the world over flock to La Scala to see their favorite works in a lovely setting. In which city is it found? Bologna Florence Milan Venice

10. One of the most famous sights in this city is the Campo. Twice each year, a wild horse race, called the Palio is staged for visitors and townspeople alike around the Campo. In what city can it be found? Parma Siena Padua Pavia

11. Bolzano is capital of the German-speaking Alto Adige. Visitors who make Bolzano their home base for sightseeing are most likely interested in seeing which of the following? The Dolomites The Ferrari factory The Shroud of Turin San Marino

12. This city boasts the finest Byzantine mosaics in the world outside Istanbul. What city is it? Padua Modena Rimini Ravenna

13. What is the name of the "residential suburb" that was destroyed in the same eruption that buried Pompeii? Siracusa Herculaneum Ostia Antica Caprarola

14. Which of the following cities is nearest to the Amalfi Coast? Naples Genoa Rome Trieste

15. In which Italian museum can one find Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" as well as Michelangelo's only surviving easel painting? Venice's Accademia Florence's Uffizi Gallery Milan's Pinacoteca Rome's Galleria Borghese