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Padua Cathedral - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the alternative name for Padua Cathedral?
A) Cathedral of Saint Giustina
B) Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua
C) Basilica Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
D) Duomo di San Marco
  • 2. In which Italian city is Padua Cathedral located?
A) Milan
B) Padua
C) Venice
D) Verona
  • 3. Which region of Italy is Padua located in?
A) Lombardy
B) Tuscany
C) Piedmont
D) Veneto
  • 4. What is the specific location of the cathedral in Padua?
A) South end of Piazza delle Erbe
B) West end of Piazza San Marco
C) Center of Piazza dei Signori
D) East end of Piazza Duomo
  • 5. What building is adjacent to Padua Cathedral?
A) The bishop's palace
B) The town hall
C) The civic museum
D) The university library
  • 6. To whom is the cathedral dedicated?
A) Saint Anthony
B) Saint Giustina
C) Saint Mark
D) Assumption of the Virgin Mary
  • 7. Whose seat is located at the cathedral?
A) Patriarch of Aquileia
B) Archbishop of Venice
C) Bishop of Padua
D) Bishop of Verona
  • 8. In which century was the first cathedral erected on the site?
A) 6th century
B) 3rd century
C) 5th century
D) 4th century
  • 9. How many total building structures have been built on the cathedral's site?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 10. When was the first cathedral erected in relation to historical events?
A) After the Edict of Milan in 313
B) After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476
C) Before the Edict of Milan in 300
D) During the Lombard invasion in 568
  • 11. What event destroyed the first cathedral on January 3, 1117?
A) A severe flood
B) A foreign invasion
C) An earthquake
D) A massive fire
  • 12. In what style was the second cathedral rebuilt after the earthquake?
A) Romanesque
B) Renaissance
C) Gothic
D) Baroque
  • 13. Where can the appearance of the medieval Romanesque church be seen?
A) On ancient coins found during excavations
B) In frescoes by Giusto de' Menabuoi in the adjoining baptistery
C) In historical manuscripts kept in the university
D) In paintings inside the bishop's palace
  • 14. During which century does the current cathedral building date from?
A) Seventeenth century
B) Fifteenth century
C) Sixteenth century
D) Fourteenth century
  • 15. Whom was the design of the current building mistakenly attributed to in the past?
A) Michelangelo
B) Andrea Palladio
C) Giotto
D) Donatello
  • 16. Who actually performed the reconstruction of the current cathedral building?
A) Giusto de' Menabuoi and Bishop Olderico
B) The University of Padua archaeologists
C) Bishop Tricidio and San Gregorio Barbarigo
D) Andrea della Valle and Agostino Righetto
  • 17. In what year did construction begin on the new Renaissance cathedral building?
A) 1754
B) 1117
C) 1551
D) 1515
  • 18. In what year was the construction of the Renaissance building finally completed?
A) 1551
B) 1754
C) 1117
D) 1800
  • 19. Which part of the cathedral was left unfinished after its completion in 1754?
A) The apse
B) The dome
C) The façade
D) The crypt
  • 20. What bodies are allowed for veneration in the cathedral?
A) San Massimo, San Prosdocimo and San Bellino
B) San Giustina, San Antonio and San Marco
C) San Daniele, San Leonino and San Gregorio Barbarigo
D) San Daniele, San Giustina and San Gregorio
  • 21. According to tradition, what was the first cathedral dedicated to?
A) Santa Giustina
B) Santa Maria Assunta
C) San Gregorio Barbarigo
D) San Daniele
  • 22. What marks the location of the first cathedral in the current churchyard?
A) A pillar of stone surmounted by a cross
B) A bronze statue of Bishop Tricidio
C) A marble fountain
D) An excavation trench
  • 23. During which restoration years was the Episcopal see of Patavium joined to that of Santa Maria?
A) Ca 313 or 500
B) Ca 899 or 900
C) Ca 1117 or 1150
D) Ca 462 or 602
  • 24. Who restored the cathedral in 620?
A) Andrea della Valle
B) Bishop Olderico
C) Bishop Tricidio
D) Agostino Righetto
  • 25. Why was the cathedral rebuilt between 899 and 900?
A) Due to an earthquake
B) Due to a fire
C) Due to structural rot
D) Due to a war
  • 26. Who consecrated the new cathedral on the ruins of the previous church in 1075?
A) The Bishop Olderico
B) Giusto de' Menabuoi
C) Bishop Tricidio
D) Michelangelo
  • 27. Where do later historians suppose the facade was located for the 1075 cathedral church?
A) To the north
B) To the south
C) To the east
D) To the west
  • 28. Where is Bishop Tricidio buried?
A) In a crypt under the apse
B) In the bishop's palace
C) In the baptistery
D) In the north-east corner of the churchyard
  • 29. How was Bishop Tricidio's tombstone discovered?
A) During the excavation of the foundations
B) By Giusto de' Menabuoi while painting frescoes
C) During the restoration of the baptistery
D) By archaeologists in 2012 inside the tower
  • 30. Which institution conducted excavation and research around the cathedral between 2011 and 2012?
A) University of Milan
B) University of Verona
C) University of Padua
D) University of Venice
  • 31. Which department of the University of Padua performed the 2011-2012 excavations?
A) Chair of Ancient History
B) Department of Architecture
C) Chair of Medieval Archeology
D) Faculty of Theology
  • 32. What architectural find was discovered in the north-east corner of the churchyard from the 2011-2012 excavations?
A) The main altar of the first cathedral
B) The base of a tower with a square plan
C) A Romanesque crypt
D) The original west facade
  • 33. What are the dimensions of the square tower base found in the churchyard?
A) 20x20 metres (65x65 ft.)
B) 15x15 metres (49x49 ft.)
C) 10x10 metres (33x33 ft.)
D) 5x5 metres (16x16 ft.)
  • 34. What style and period does the tower base found in the north-east corner belong to?
A) Paleochristian style from the 4th century
B) Renaissance style from the 16th century
C) Romanesque style from between the 10th and 12th century
D) Gothic style from the 13th century
  • 35. What did the excavations find north of the baptistery?
A) A collection of Renaissance statues
B) A series of mosaic pavements from the fourth and the fifth centuries
C) The tomb of Bishop Olderico
D) The foundations of the 1754 facade
  • 36. What type of stone container for relics was among the archaeological finds?
A) A reliquary chest
B) A sarcophagus
C) An amphora
D) An urn
  • 37. What altar dating from the fifth or sixth century was discovered during excavations?
A) An altar dedicated to San Daniele
B) A Lacerta altar
C) A Romanesque marble altar
D) An altar built by Bishop Tricidio
  • 38. How many individual graves were found among the archaeological finds?
A) 100 individuals
B) 33 individuals
C) 10 individuals
D) 56 individuals
  • 39. What traces of workshops from the Longobard age were found?
A) Metal smelting workshops
B) Mosaic tile workshops
C) Stone-cutting workshops
D) Home workshops
  • 40. What is the ecclesiastical rank of Padua Cathedral besides being a cathedral?
A) Cathedral church only
B) Chapel of ease
C) Major basilica
D) Minor basilica
  • 41. Who was the architect of the cathedral erected after the 1117 earthquake?
A) Michelangelo Buonarroti
B) Olderico
C) Macillo
D) Girolamo Frigimelica Roberti
  • 42. On what date was the cathedral built by Macillo consecrated?
A) 6 May 1522
B) 14 April 1582
C) 24 April 1180
D) 25 August 1754
  • 43. In what year was the campanile of the cathedral rebuilt?
A) 1227
B) 1117
C) 1399
D) 1522
  • 44. When was the first stone of the new presbytery blessed and placed?
A) 24 April 1180
B) 2 January 1551
C) 14 April 1582
D) 6 May 1522
  • 45. Who blessed and placed the first stone in the foundation of the new presbytery?
A) Bishop Peter Barozzi
B) Cardinal Francis Pisani
C) Michelangelo Buonarroti
D) John Glory
  • 46. Whose model for the presbytery was replaced by Michelangelo's design?
A) Olderico
B) John Glory
C) Jacopo Sansovino
D) Macillo
  • 47. Around what year was the construction of the right arm of the transept begun?
A) 1756
B) 1635
C) 1693
D) 1551
  • 48. In what year was the left side of the transept begun?
A) 1693
B) 1754
C) 1522
D) 1635
  • 49. In what year did construction of the dome begin?
A) 1754
B) 1635
C) 1693
D) 1756
  • 50. What material covers the dome of the Glory?
A) Gold leaf
B) Slate
C) Copper
D) Lead
  • 51. In what year is the Roman era plaque on the bell tower referenced in the history of Padua?
A) 1281
B) 1375
C) 1760
D) 49 B.C.
  • 52. What order of columns supports the great classic pediment on the facade?
A) Ionic order
B) Composite order
C) Doric order
D) Corinthian order
  • 53. What damaged the upper part of the facade during the First World War?
A) Lightning
B) A bomb
C) An earthquake
D) A fire
  • 54. What feature was created in the facade during restoration work following war damage?
A) A carriage entrance
B) An airy atrium
C) A small rose opening
D) A second construction ramp
  • 55. How many large elliptical domes does the central nave have?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) One
  • 56. What type of dome rises over the crossing?
A) Elliptical dome
B) Small rose dome
C) Octagonal lead dome
D) Large circular dome
  • 57. In what year was the altar in the first chapel on the right donated by the shoemakers' guild?
A) 1809
B) 1760
C) 1281
D) 1788
  • 58. Who painted the altarpiece in the first chapel depicting Pius X as a seminarian?
A) Dionisio Gardini
B) Alessandro Varotari
C) Alessandro Galvano
D) Giovanni Battista Mengardi
  • 59. Who painted the original canvas of the Martyrdom of Saints Crispin and Crispiniano?
A) Felice Chiereghin
B) Giovanni Battista Bissoni
C) R. Mulata
D) Giovanni Battista Mengardi
  • 60. Who painted the altarpiece depicting the Martyrdom of San Lorenzo in the second chapel?
A) Giusto de Menabuoi
B) Gerolamo Frigimelica
C) Dionisio Gardini
D) Alessandro Galvano
  • 61. Who sculpted the 1788 white marble statue of Bishop Nicholas Antonio Giustiniani?
A) R. Mulata
B) Girolamo Campagna
C) Felice Chiereghin
D) Alessandro Varotari
  • 62. Who is attributed with painting the altarpiece of the Virgin and saints in the San Lorenzo Giustiniani chapel?
A) Alessandro Galvano
B) Dionisio Gardini
C) Giovanni Battista Bissoni
D) Alessandro Varotari "the Padovanino"
  • 63. Who created the modern representation of the Sacred Heart that replaced San Carlo Borromeo?
A) Felice Chiereghin
B) Giovanni Battista Bissoni
C) Girolamo Campagna
D) R. Mulata
  • 64. Who sculpted the two monuments located in the porch of the gate to the rectory?
A) Dionisio Gardini
B) Girolamo Campagna
C) Felice Chiereghin
D) Gerolamo Frigimelica
  • 65. Whose monument is on the left side in the porch of the gate to the rectory?
A) Bishop Nicholas Antonio Giustiniani
B) Sperone Speroni
C) Giulia Speroni
D) San Leolino
  • 66. Whose monument is on the right side in the porch of the gate to the rectory?
A) San Lorenzo Giustiniani
B) Sperone Speroni
C) Pius X
D) Giulia Speroni
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