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