Valletta

Why did the Knights build the city of Valletta?

• They wanted to use the city as a market place.

• They wanted a stronger city in case the Turks attempted another attack.

• They built the city because everything else had been destroyed.

• So that they could train more citizens to become Knights.

Who helped with the plan of the city of Valletta?

• Dragut

• Suleiman I

• Charles V

• Francesco Laparelli

Valletta was one of the earliest examples of a planned city. Which of the following rules had to be followed during its construction?

• Each house had to have a well.

• Each house had to have a garden.

• All corner houses had to be decorated with carvings or statues.

• All streets had to be straight and parallel.

The city was called Valletta

• In honour of the vicotry during the Greate Siege.

• In honour of Charles V

• In honour of all the Knights of St John

• In honour of the Grand Master Jean de La Valette

The city of Valletta has been built on a peninsula. This means that:

• It is surrounded by the sea from three sides and the city walls rise from the sea.

• It is a city without any fortifications.

• The streets are straight and parallel.

• It is not surrounded by the sea.

Valletta was built in 1566 by:

• The Knights of St John before the Great Siege

• The Maltese Citizens before the Great Siege

• The Knights of St John after the Great Siege

• The Maltese Citizens after the Great Siege

Which Fort would protect Valletta from coastal attacks?

• Fort St Angelo

• Fort St Michael

• Fort St Paul

• Fort St Elmo

Auberge de Castille is nowadays used

• As the office used by Parliament

• As the office of the Prime minister

• As the office of the President

• The office used by the Knights of St John

Many Grand Masters including La Valette are buried in

• St John's Cathedral in Valletta

• St Paul's Cathedral in Mdina

• St Lawrence's Church in Birgu

• St James Cavalier in Valletta

Which of the following was destroyed in Valletta during the war?

• St James Cavalier

• The Manoel Theatre

• The Royal Opera House (It-Teatru Rjal)

• The Upper Barracca Gardens