Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa History Quiz

Who was the fifth California mission founded by?

• Padre Juan Crespi

• Saint Louis

• Gaspar de Portola

• Father Junipero Serra

What was the original name given to the San Luis Obispo area by the soldiers?

• Canyon of the Crows

• Valley of the Bears

• Monterey

• Portola

Which mission did Father Serra found in 1772?

• Mission San Diego

• Mission San Francisco

• San Carlos Borromeo

• San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

What happened to the Mission structures after Mexico won independence from Spain?

• They were renovated extensively

• They were left to decay

• They were sold off to private owners

• They were modernized

Who was the patron saint of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa?

• Saint Junipero Serra

• Saint Joseph

• Saint Louis

• Saint Francis of Assisi

What was the difficult task that Fr. Jose Cavaller had to undertake after Fr. Serra left?

• Selling the Mission to private owners

• Building the Mission structures

• Managing the Mission lands

• Secularizing the Mission

What happened to the mission after it became the property of Mexico after the Mexico gained its independence from Spain?

• The Mission was sold

• The mission was destroyed by Natural disasters

• The mission was damaged in conflict with the local Natives

• The mission was captured in an invasion by foreign forces

What was the name of the first California bishop who petitioned the Government to return some of the Mission lands back to the Church?

• Joseph Alemany

• Junipero Serra

• Gaspar de Portola

• Juan Crespi

What was the occupation of Saint Louis, the patron saint of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, before he joined the Order of Friars Minor?

• Teacher

• Soldier

• King

• Merchant