Alcobaça Monastery - Quiz
Alcobaça Monastery
  • 1. Who was the father of King Peter I?
A) King Afonso II
B) Saint Bernard
C) King Afonso III
D) King Afonso IV
  • 2. Which figures support the tomb of Inês de Castro?
A) Apostles
B) Half-men half-beasts
C) Angels
D) Lions
  • 3. What is the artistic style of the Royal Pantheon?
A) Manueline
B) Neo-Gothic
C) Romanesque
D) Mudéjar
  • 4. What event caused the destruction of the original sacristy?
A) A fire in the 17th century
B) The construction of the Royal Pantheon
C) The 1755 earthquake
D) The 1355 assassination
  • 5. Which King is buried in the Chapel of Saint Bernard?
A) Afonso IV
B) Afonso II
C) Peter I
D) John I
  • 6. What scenes decorate the sides of Peter's tomb?
A) The Crucifixion
B) The life of Saint Bernard
C) The Last Judgement
D) Saint Bartholomew's life
  • 7. Who is buried in a richly decorated late Romanesque tomb?
A) King Peter I
B) Beatrix of Castile
C) Inês de Castro
D) Queen Urraca
  • 8. What sculptural work was created by 17th-century Alcobaça monks?
A) Death of Saint Bernard
B) The tombs of the Kings
C) The rib vaulting
D) The tomb of Urraca
  • 9. What design features are present on the portal of the sacristy?
A) Scenes from the life of Christ
B) Arabesques of Mudéjar style
C) Intertwined vegetal branches
D) Angels and lions
  • 10. Which queen was married to King Afonso III?
A) Inês de Castro
B) Urraca of Castile
C) Saint Bartholomew
D) Beatrix of Castile
  • 11. Where are the tombs of Peter I and Inês de Castro located?
A) In the Royal Pantheon
B) In the transept
C) In the Sacristy
D) In the Chapel of Saint Bernard
  • 12. Which figures support King Peter's tomb?
A) Apostles
B) Angels
C) Lions
D) Half-men half-beasts
  • 13. What style is the corridor leading to the sacristy?
A) Romanesque
B) Neo-Gothic
C) Mudéjar
D) Manueline
  • 14. What is shown on the sides of the tomb of Inês de Castro?
A) Scenes of the king mourning
B) The Apostles
C) The life of Christ
D) Saint Bartholomew's life
  • 15. What is unique about the Royal Pantheon's architecture in Portugal?
A) It is the earliest Neo-Gothic architecture
B) It is the only part that survived the earthquake
C) It is the only Manueline structure
D) It is the only Romanesque room
  • 16. What architectural style does the Alcobaça Monastery represent in Portugal?
A) Early Gothic
B) Manueline
C) Baroque
D) Romanesque
  • 17. In what year was the Alcobaça Monastery church consecrated?
A) 1215
B) 1178
C) 1252
D) 1300
  • 18. Which religious order's precepts dictated the lean design of the original buildings?
A) Franciscan Order
B) Cistercian Order
C) Dominican Order
D) Benedictine Order
  • 19. What architectural feature supports the weight of the vault of the apse?
A) Rose windows
B) Crenellations
C) Columnar buttresses
D) Flying buttresses
  • 20. What is the approximate length of the Alcobaça Monastery church?
A) 50 metres
B) 80 metres
C) 106 metres
D) 120 metres
  • 21. What shape is the floor plan of the Alcobaça church?
A) Circular
B) Greek-cross
C) Square
D) Latin-cross
  • 22. How many aisles does the church have?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Two
D) One
  • 23. What is the height of the lateral aisles?
A) 106 metres
B) 17 metres
C) 15 metres
D) 20 metres
  • 24. What is the width/slenderness of the church?
A) 30 metres
B) 106 metres
C) 20 metres
D) 17 metres
  • 25. What feature surrounds the main chapel of the church?
A) A cloister
B) An ambulatory
C) A fortification wall
D) A decorative garden
  • 26. What is the status of Alcobaça in terms of Portuguese churches?
A) The smallest religious structure
B) The oldest Gothic building
C) The largest Portuguese church
D) The only Cistercian monastery
  • 27. How are the aisles of the church covered?
A) Wooden rafters
B) Domed ceilings
C) Flat ceilings
D) Simple Gothic vaulting
  • 28. In which country is the Alcobaça Monastery located?
A) France
B) Portugal
C) Spain
D) Italy
  • 29. In what year was the Alcobaça Monastery included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list?
A) 1957
B) 1989
C) 1834
D) 1907
  • 30. When did the monastery officially close?
A) 1907
B) 1755
C) 1834
D) 1810
  • 31. Where are the remaining manuscripts from the monastery library kept today?
A) The monastery itself
B) A museum in Coimbra
C) The Vatican Library
D) Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
  • 32. Which French event caused significant damage to the monastery in the 19th century?
A) World War I
B) Hundred Years' War
C) French Revolution
D) Peninsular War
  • 33. What year was the monastery classified as a National Monument?
A) 1834
B) 1907
C) 1957
D) 1989
  • 34. How far is the monastery from Lisbon?
A) 120 km
B) 75 km
C) 200 km
D) 110 km
  • 35. What was the occupation of the monks in the monastery's scriptorium?
A) Farming
B) Building tombs
C) Fishing
D) Creating illuminated manuscripts
  • 36. Which century do the statues in the Room of the Kings date from?
A) 15th–16th century
B) 19th–20th century
C) 12th–13th century
D) 17th–18th century
  • 37. What material is used to decorate the walls in the Room of the Kings?
A) Red brick mosaics
B) Painted Renaissance frescoes
C) Blue-white 18th century tiles
D) Gothic stone carvings
  • 38. In the dormitory, who was the only person allowed to have a private room?
A) The bishop
B) The architect
C) The king
D) The abbot
  • 39. When were the cell walls in the dormitory demolished?
A) 16th century
B) 18th century
C) 17th century
D) 1930s
  • 40. What did the monks listen to while eating in the refectory?
A) Bible passages
B) Royal decrees
C) Gregorian chants
D) Monastery business reports
  • 41. Where is the pulpit located in the refectory?
A) Embedded into a wall
B) Near the entrance
C) In the center of the room
D) On the ceiling
  • 42. Who designed the capitals in the Claustro do Silêncio?
A) King Denis
B) An unknown monk
C) Afonso Henriques
D) Domingos Domingues
  • 43. What is the most important room in the monastery after the church?
A) Dormitory
B) Kitchen
C) Refectory
D) Chapter House
  • 44. What style is the portal of the Chapter House?
A) Baroque
B) Gothic
C) Manueline
D) Romanesque
  • 45. What is currently inside the Chapter House?
A) A large stone fountain
B) Medieval cooking tools
C) Monks' sleeping cells
D) Baroque statues
  • 46. How many iron columns support the central chimney in the kitchen?
A) Six
B) Eight
C) Ten
D) Four
  • 47. Where did the kitchen's water and live fish come from?
A) A mountain spring
B) River Alcoa
C) A well in the courtyard
D) Rainwater collection
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