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WorksheetsLe piazze italiane
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
An Italian town square is called
Forum
Colosseo
Piazza
Basilica
An Italian piazza is a spacious space surrounded by
a church and the town hall
important buildings
shops
all of the above
The piazza is a place for people to gather
True
False
What is the architectural style of the Duomo di Milano?
Gothic
Romanic
Renaissance
Modern
In many Italian squares you can find street artists
True
False
Small towns do not have a Piazza
True
False
Open air markets are an important tradition of Italian life
True
False
What is the event that happens twice a year in Piazza del Campo in the city of Siena?
The open air market
A street artists event
A musical event
A horse race
What is the name of the city where you can find this big cathedral?
Roma
Milano
Bologna
Napoli
What is the name of the god you can find in Piazza Maggiore a Bologna?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
What does the word "contrada" mean?
market
square
town district
horse race
What is a "duomo"?
a palace
a big and important church
a town district
a government building
What is the name of the city where twice a year there is a horse race called "il Palio"
Venezia
Bologna
Napoli
Siena
What does the word "plebiscite" mean?
It means that everyone can vote on an important public question
it means that everyone is allowed to walk on the square
it means there is a market every week in the square
What city has a Royal Palace in its main square?
Milano
Napoli
Siena
Bologna
Piazza degli Scacchi in the medieval town of Marostica is famous because of
a soccer game they play there every year
a ancient horse race
the re-enactment of a chess game between two knights to win the hand of the local Lord's daughter
the re-enactment of a fight anong townspeople with oranges
Why did the Venetian Republic decided to have a chess game to settle disputes among young people about 600 years ago?
Becasuse they wanted to avoid the death of young people like in the neighbhoring town of Verona
Because they thought chess was more fun
Because they wanted to use the square and have a big party
How do they finance the yearly event of the living chess game?
The actors are volunteers and local buisinesses donate money having a lot of advertisement in return
Th school pays for it
The Italian government pays for it
What does the word Maggiore of Piazza Maggiore in Bologna mean?
Major, bigger
Smaller
More beautiful
Neptune's trident has become the logo of an important brand of cars that are manufactured near Bologna. Do you remember the name?
Fiat
Maserati
Lamborghini
Ferrari
