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Quiz about The Borgias
Quiz about The Borgias

The Borgias Trivia Quiz


How much do you know about this notorious Renaissance family?

A multiple-choice quiz by edinbork. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
edinbork
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
291,744
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1004
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 5 (3/10), angostura (10/10), Guest 81 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What name did Alonso Borgia take when he became the first Borgia pope in 1455? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What part of Spain was originally home to the Borgia (or Borja) family? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Rodrigo Borgia was elected pope as Alexander VI in 1492. What other important event happened in that same year? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The French invaded Italy shortly after Alexander's election, in 1494. Which French king led the invasion? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following men was not a husband of Alexander VI's daughter, Lucrezia Borgia? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these people shared a personal connection with Alexander's son, Cesare Borgia? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these was not a child of Pope Alexander VI? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was Alexander's favorite mistress, called "La Bella?" Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Alexander VI had a contemptuous relationship with which fiery monk? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Alexander's great-grandson became General of the Jesuits and was later canonized. What was his name? Hint



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1. What name did Alonso Borgia take when he became the first Borgia pope in 1455?

Answer: Calixtus III

He was Rodrigo Borgia's uncle, and made his nephew a cardinal in 1456.
2. What part of Spain was originally home to the Borgia (or Borja) family?

Answer: Xativa, Catalonia

Alexander VI and his children continued to speak the Valencian (Catalonian) dialect in private when they lived in Rome.
3. Rodrigo Borgia was elected pope as Alexander VI in 1492. What other important event happened in that same year?

Answer: All of these

It was actually the death of Lorenzo de' Medici, fairly unimportant in hindsight, which received the most attention from contemporaries.
4. The French invaded Italy shortly after Alexander's election, in 1494. Which French king led the invasion?

Answer: Charles VIII

The humpbacked Charles reached Naples easily, but was forced to withdraw soon after, and was fought to a virtual stalemate at the Battle of Fornovo in 1495.
5. Which of the following men was not a husband of Alexander VI's daughter, Lucrezia Borgia?

Answer: Pietro Bembo

The humanist Bembo and Lucrezia were lovers, but never married. Lucrezia finally gained relative stability and respect as the Duchess of Ferrara (when she married her third husband, Alfonso d'Este).
6. Which of these people shared a personal connection with Alexander's son, Cesare Borgia?

Answer: All of these

Machiavelli acted as an emissary to Cesare for the Florentine government, and famously wrote about the Duke in his treatise 'The Prince'. Leonardo worked for a time as Cesare's military advisor. Charlotte d'Albret was Cesare's only wife.
7. Which of these was not a child of Pope Alexander VI?

Answer: Cardinal Ippolito Borgia

Ippolito Borgia (1509-1572) was Lucrezia's son, and therefore Alexander's grandson.
8. Who was Alexander's favorite mistress, called "La Bella?"

Answer: Giulia Farnese

Giulia Farnese was the sister of Alessandro Farnese, whom Alexander elevated to the cardinalate. This favortism relied on his sister's good graces with the pope, and so Alessandro was called the "Petticoat Cardinal." He went on to become Pope Paul III.
9. Alexander VI had a contemptuous relationship with which fiery monk?

Answer: Girolamo Savonarola

Savonarola led led the government of Florence in all but name after the ousting of the Medici. He was excommunicated by Alexander VI and burned at the stake in 1498.
10. Alexander's great-grandson became General of the Jesuits and was later canonized. What was his name?

Answer: Francisco de Borja

Also known as Saint Francis Borgia, he was the grandson of the murdered Juan of Gandia. Francisco was himself Duke of Gandia for a time, but he is best known as one of the most important Generals in the history of the Jesuits.
Source: Author edinbork

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