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Gesù Nuovo - Quiz
Gesù Nuovo
  • 1. What is the name of the square located just beyond the western edge of the historic center of Naples?
A) Gesù Nuovo
B) Monteoliveto
C) Piazza del Plebiscito
D) Santa Chiara
  • 2. Who was the Spanish viceroy under whom the square in front of Gesù Nuovo emerged?
A) Giuseppe Valeriano
B) Pedro Álvarez de Toledo
C) Roberto Sanseverino
D) Francesco Solimena
  • 3. Which of the following is a landmark found in the Gesù Nuovo square?
A) The Pantheon
B) The spire of the Immaculate Virgin
C) The Cathedral of Naples
D) The Colosseum
  • 4. For whom was the palace that eventually became the Church of Gesù Nuovo originally built?
A) Giuseppe Valeriano
B) Pedro Álvarez de Toledo
C) Francesco Solimena
D) Roberto Sanseverino
  • 5. In what year was the palace that became the Church of Gesù Nuovo built?
A) 1584
B) 1470
C) 1767
D) 1601
  • 6. How much did the Jesuits pay for the property in the 1580s?
A) 10,000 ducats
B) 50,000 ducats
C) 100,000 ducats
D) 45,000 ducats
  • 7. Who was the architect responsible for the construction of the Church of Gesù Nuovo?
A) Belisario Corenzio
B) Giuseppe Valeriano
C) Giovanni Lanfranco
D) Francesco Solimena
  • 8. Which order took over the church after the Jesuits were expelled in 1767?
A) Augustinian order
B) Franciscan order
C) Dominican order
D) Benedictine order
  • 9. The facade of the Church of Gesù Nuovo is known for what distinct feature?
A) Rustic ashlar diamond projections
B) Classical marble columns
C) Gothic pointed arches
D) Neoclassical statues
  • 10. Who painted 'The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple' inside the church?
A) Francesco Solimena
B) Belisario Corenzio
C) Giovanni Lanfranco
D) Paolo de Matteis
  • 11. Which event destroyed the original dome decoration by Giovanni Lanfranco?
A) Fire in 1700
B) Structural collapse in 1584
C) Earthquake of 1688
D) Bombing in 1848
  • 12. Who repainted the dome after it was destroyed?
A) Massimo Stanzione
B) Paolo de Matteis
C) Belisario Corenzio
D) Gennaro Calì
  • 13. Who painted the frescos of the life of the Virgin in the vault?
A) Massimo Stanzione
B) Paolo de Matteis
C) Francesco Solimena
D) Giovanni Lanfranco
  • 14. Which artist created the bas-relief 'The Supper at Emmaus'?
A) Gennaro Calì
B) Francesco Solimena
C) Salvatore Irdi
D) Costantino Labarbera
  • 15. How many bronze bas-reliefs surround the altar?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Two
  • 16. Which artist created the reproduction of the Last Supper bas-relief?
A) Salvatore Irdi
B) Giovanni Lanfranco
C) Francesco Solimena
D) Gennaro Calì
  • 17. In what year did the Jesuits return to the church for the second time?
A) 1848
B) 1767
C) 1821
D) 1584
  • 18. Who helped support the construction of the church alongside the Jesuits?
A) Isabella Feltria
B) Roberta Carafa
C) Roberto Sanseverino
D) Paolo de Matteis
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