- 1. What is the approximate length of the coastal sand strip in Circeo National Park?
A) 10 km
B) 22 km
C) 35 km
D) 50 km
- 2. Which watchtower marks the beginning of the sand strip near the limestone cliffs?
A) Torre Paola
B) Torre Portiere
C) Torre Circeo
D) Torre Zannone
- 3. What is the maximum depth of the coastal sand strip's maquis shrubland?
A) 15 meters
B) 27 meters
C) 55 meters
D) 40 meters
- 4. Which animal is mentioned as being found in the section of the dunes nearer to the sea?
A) Crested porcupine
B) European hedgehog
C) Wild boar
D) European badger
- 5. Which tree species can be found near the lakes in the park?
A) Prickly juniper
B) Holm oak
C) Maritime pine
D) Alder
- 6. How many coastal salt lakes are included in the park's humid area?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Two
D) Eight
- 7. What is the maximum depth of the park's coastal salt lakes?
A) Two meters
B) One meter
C) Five meters
D) Ten meters
- 8. What animal is mentioned as a rare species inhabiting the coastal salt lakes?
A) European badger
B) Wild weasel
C) Fox
D) Marsh turtle
- 9. In which year was the island of Zannone annexed to the park?
A) 1992
B) 1960
C) 1979
D) 1985
- 10. Which animal is specifically associated with shepherding in the smaller marshy areas?
A) Crested porcupine
B) European hedgehog
C) Italian Mediterranean buffalo
D) Wild boar
- 11. What type of vegetation grows on the shores of the lakes?
A) Salicornia
B) Strawflower
C) Bay laurel
D) Maritime pine
- 12. Which island belongs to the Ponziano archipelago and is part of the park?
A) Torre Paola
B) Mount Circeo
C) Capo Portiere
D) Zannone
- 13. Which bird is found in the humid areas of the park?
A) Strawberry tree
B) Beetle
C) Lizard
D) Cattle egret
- 14. What characterizes the sand strip of the park?
A) Clay deposits
B) Coarse gravel
C) Fine sand
D) Volcanic rock
- 15. How are the coastal salt lakes connected to the sea?
A) By natural springs
B) Via underground rivers
C) They are not connected
D) Through a series of canals
- 16. In what year was Circeo National Park founded?
A) 1924
B) 1914
C) 1944
D) 1934
- 17. Who ordered the establishment of the park?
A) Raffaele Bastianelli
B) Benito Mussolini
C) King Victor Emmanuel III
D) Giuseppe Garibaldi
- 18. What is the only national park in Italy to occupy only a plain and coastal area?
A) Gran Paradiso National Park
B) Circeo National Park
C) Stelvio National Park
D) Pollino National Park
- 19. What is the approximate size of the forest area in the park?
A) 2,200 hectares
B) 3,300 hectares
C) 1,500 hectares
D) 5,000 hectares
- 20. Which of these is a characteristic temporary marshy area in the forest that forms in autumn?
A) Piscine
B) Lestre
C) Selva
D) Grotta
- 21. What is the maximum height of the Circeo promontory?
A) 398 m
B) 451 m
C) 541 m
D) 612 m
- 22. What famous fossil was discovered in Grotta Guattari in 1939?
A) Homo sapiens remains
B) Stone tools
C) Dinosaur bones
D) Homo neanderthalensis skull
- 23. Which species is specifically mentioned as having inhabited the Grotta Breuil?
A) Neanderthal Man
B) European badgers
C) Modern humans
D) Wild boars
- 24. Which advisor suggested the creation of the park to preserve the Pontine Marshes?
A) A Roman senator from the ancient era
B) Benito Mussolini
C) Raffaele Bastianelli
D) A local mayor
- 25. What is the name of the ancient forest that the park's forest is a relic of?
A) Latin Forest
B) Circeo Wood
C) Pontine Forest
D) Selva di Terracina
- 26. Which of these animals is found in the forest area of the park?
A) Wolf
B) Fallow deer
C) Brown bear
D) Mountain goat
- 27. What type of rock makes up the Circeo promontory?
A) Volcanic basalt
B) Sandstone
C) Granite
D) Mesozoic limestone-dolomite
- 28. Which bird species is specifically mentioned as being found in the promontory area?
A) Peregrine falcon
B) Ostrich
C) Flamingo
D) Golden eagle
- 29. The northern slopes of the promontory are characterized by which type of climate?
A) Alpine
B) More humid
C) Dry and arid
D) Tropical
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