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Santo Sepolcro, Pisa - Quiz
Santo Sepolcro Pisa
  • 1. What is the architectural shape of the Church of the Santo Sepolcro in Pisa?
A) Cruciform
B) Octagonal
C) Rectangular
D) Circular
  • 2. Who was the architect responsible for building the Church of the Santo Sepolcro?
A) Dagobert
B) Bernardo Maragone
C) Giovanni di Gerusalemme
D) Diotisalvi
  • 3. In which century was the Church of the Santo Sepolcro built?
A) Late 11th century
B) Late 14th century
C) Early 12th century
D) Early 13th century
  • 4. Who first documented the church in 1113?
A) Dagobert
B) Bernardo Maragone
C) Diotisalvi
D) A Knight Hospitaller
  • 5. Which other famous Pisan building was also designed by Diotisalvi?
A) Pisan Baptistery
B) Camposanto Monumentale
C) Leaning Tower
D) Cathedral of Pisa
  • 6. Which religious order was the Church of the Santo Sepolcro most likely built for?
A) Knights Templar
B) Knights Hospitaller
C) Benedictine Monks
D) Knights of Malta
  • 7. The name of the church refers to a structure located in which city?
A) Rome
B) Jerusalem
C) Pisa
D) Florence
  • 8. Who brought the relics to Pisa that inspired the construction of the church?
A) Bernardo Maragone
B) Archbishop Dagobert
C) Diotisalvi
D) The Knights Templar
  • 9. What is the literal translation of the architect's name, Diotisalvi?
A) God Protects You
B) God Forgives You
C) God Saves You
D) God Blesses You
  • 10. In which area of Pisa was the hospital of the order built?
A) The city center
B) Near the Cathedral
C) The harbor
D) Chinzica
  • 11. Which architectural feature was demolished in 1849 to restore the church to its medieval appearance?
A) The octagonal walls
B) Renaissance loggia
C) The bell-tower
D) The main altar
  • 12. What was discovered after the restoration work in 1849?
A) Original wall frescoes
B) Burial relics
C) The original floor level
D) Ancient crypts
  • 13. Which building was also attributed to Diotisalvi due to its central plan?
A) The local hospital
B) The bell-tower of San Sepolcro
C) Chapel of Saint Agatha
D) Pisa Cathedral
  • 14. What does the shape of the Santo Sepolcro recall?
A) A medieval fortress
B) The Baptistery of Florence
C) The Roman Pantheon
D) Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Dome of the Rock
  • 15. The convent was later passed to which group, the successors to the Hospitallers?
A) Franciscan friars
B) Knights of Malta
C) Knights Templar
D) Jesuits
  • 16. Where is the Santo Sepolcro located in relation to the Arno river?
A) Near the southbank
B) In the middle of the river
C) On the northbank
D) Far from the river
  • 17. What kind of roof does the building have?
A) Domed roof without windows
B) Tented roof on a windowed drum
C) Gabled roof
D) Flat roof
  • 18. What motif serves as the impost for the moldings of the doors?
A) Floral patterns
B) Lion heads
C) Eagle heads
D) Geometric shapes
  • 19. The capitals of the portal frame are derivatives of which order?
A) Doric
B) Tuscan
C) Corinthian
D) Ionic
  • 20. What style is the unfinished small bell-tower?
A) Pisane-Romanesque
B) Gothic
C) Renaissance
D) Baroque
  • 21. In what year was the church's interior refurbished in Baroque style?
A) 1775
B) 1720
C) 1850
D) 1639
  • 22. Which saint's bust-reliquary is located inside the church?
A) St. Peter
B) St. Ranierio
C) St. Francis
D) St. Ubaldesca
  • 23. Who painted the 18th-century work depicting Saint Ranierio?
A) Giovanni Battista Tempesti
B) Donatello
C) Michelangelo
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 24. Whose tombstone is found in the church?
A) St. Ubaldesca
B) Giovanni Battista Tempesti
C) Cardinal Mazarin
D) Marie Mancini
  • 25. Where is the life-size wooden crucifix (Cross No. 15) originally from the church currently housed?
A) Museo Nazionale di San Matteo
B) Pisa Cathedral
C) The Archiepiscopal Palace
D) Santo Sepolcro itself
  • 26. What type of arches are found in the interior of the church?
A) Pointed arches
B) Horseshoe arches
C) Flat lintels
D) Round arches
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