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Teatro Politeama, Palermo - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the complete name of the Teatro Politeama?
A) Teatro Giuseppe Damiani
B) Teatro Municipale Rossini
C) Teatro Politeama Garibaldi
D) Teatro Massimo Politeama
  • 2. Where is the Teatro Politeama located?
A) Viale della Libertà
B) Piazza Massimo
C) Near the central train station
D) Piazza Ruggero Settimo
  • 3. Which orchestra is housed in the Teatro Politeama?
A) Orchestra del Teatro Massimo
B) Orchestra Nazionale Italiana
C) Orchestra Filarmonica di Palermo
D) Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
  • 4. Who was the architect assigned to the Politeama project?
A) Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda
B) Benedetto Civiletti
C) Mario Rutelli
D) Giuseppe Pensabene
  • 5. In what year did the construction of the theatre actually start?
A) 1865
B) 1874
C) 1864
D) 1867
  • 6. What was the original planned use of the Politeama before it became a theatre?
A) Opencast amphitheatre
B) Municipal government office
C) Art gallery
D) Public library
  • 7. When was the theatre inaugurated?
A) 1891
B) 1867
C) 7 June 1874
D) 1882
  • 8. Which opera was performed at the inauguration of the theatre?
A) La Traviata
B) Otello
C) I Capuleti e i Montecchi
D) Aida
  • 9. In what year was the theatre officially named after Giuseppe Garibaldi?
A) 1882
B) 1874
C) 1869
D) 1891
  • 10. Who designed the bronze quadriga on top of the triumphal arch?
A) Mario Rutelli
B) Valerio Villareale
C) Benedetto Civiletti
D) Giuseppe Enea
  • 11. What does the quadriga on the theatre depict?
A) The birth of Venus
B) The life of Giuseppe Garibaldi
C) Triumph of Apollo and Euterpe
D) The Olympic Games
  • 12. Which institution was hosted in the foyer of the theatre between 1910 and 2006?
A) Galleria d'arte moderna di Palermo
B) The municipal archives
C) Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
D) A museum of equestrian history
  • 13. What architectural style characterizes the building?
A) Neoclassical
B) Art Nouveau
C) Gothic
D) Baroque
  • 14. Who wrote the epigraphs recorded on the commemorative plaques by the entrance?
A) Vincenzo Bellini
B) Umberto I
C) Isidoro La Lumia
D) Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda
  • 15. Which Italian monarch attended the official opening in 1891?
A) Carlo Alberto
B) Vittorio Emanuele III
C) Umberto I
D) Vittorio Emanuele II
  • 16. What sculpture is located in the lateral gardens of the theatre?
A) A Roman Senator
B) Hercules
C) The Goddess Athena
D) A Bacchante
  • 17. Which artist created the statues of knights on horseback?
A) Mario Rutelli
B) Giuseppe Pensabene
C) Benedetto Civiletti
D) Rocco Lentini
  • 18. Why was the project modified a year after 1867?
A) To increase the size of the gardens
B) To transform the amphitheatre into a theatrical house
C) Because of lack of funds
D) To accommodate the Galleria d'arte moderna
  • 19. The name 'Politeama' is derived from which language?
A) Greek
B) French
C) Latin
D) Italian
  • 20. Who was the protagonist of Verdi's Otello during the 1891 opening?
A) Vincenzo Bellini
B) Francesco Tamagno
C) Mario Rutelli
D) Isidoro La Lumia
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