WorksheetsQuiz: “The legend of the Rooster of Barcelos”
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
1 – It is a traditional symbol from Portugal.
a) Rooster of Barcelos.
b) Matrioskas.
c) Rose of Bulgaria.
d) Limoncello.
2 – The Barcelos city is in …
a) the south of the country.
b) south-west of the country.
c) northwest of the country.
d) east of the country.
3 – The legend of the Rooster of Barcelos tells the story of a dead rooster’s miraculous intervention…
a) to avoid killing a rooster for Christmas evening.
b) to prove the innocence of a man who had been falsely accused.
c) to prove the innocence of a man who had been falsely accused and sentenced to death.
d) to avoid killing a pig for the Carnival.
4) According to the Rooster of Barcelos legend, a precious silver table set…
a) had been stolen from the richest man’s house, in Barcelos.
b) had been stolen from the poorest man’s house, in Barcelos.
c) had been stolen from the Barcelos mayor’s house.
d) had been stolen from the priest’s house, in Barcelos.
5) One day, a man from…
a) neighbouring Braga turned up and became a suspect.
b) neighbouring Viana do Castelo turned up and became a suspect.
c) neighbouring Porto turned up and became a suspect.
d) neighbouring Galicia turned up and became a suspect, despite his pleas of innocence.
6 – The Galician man swore that he was merely passing by Barcelos on a Pilgrimage to…
a) Fátima.
b) Santiago de Compostela.
c) Braga.
d) Rome.
7 – The Galician man was sentenced to death by…
a) hanging.
b) lethal injection.
c) firing.
d) whippering.
8 - The man asked them to take him in front of the judge who had condemned him. The authorities honoured his request and took him to the house of the magistrate, who was holding a banquet with some friends. Affirming his innocence, the Galician man pointed to a roasted cock on the table and exclaimed:
a) “It is as certain that I am innocent as it is certain that this rooster will stand up and crow when they hang me.”
b) “It is as certain that I am guilty as it is certain that this rooster will crow when they hang me.”
c) "It is as certain that I am innocent as it is certain that this rooster will rise when they hang me."
d) “It is as certain that I am innocent as it is certain that this rooster will turn pink when they hang me.”
9 - While the pilgrim was being hanged, the roasted rooster…
a) crowed a lot.
b) stood up on the table and crowed as the Galician man had predicted.
c) stood up on the table and danced as the Galician man had predicted.
d) turned pink as the Galician man had predicted.
10 - Understanding his error, the judge ran to the gallows, only to discover that the Galician man had been saved from hanging thanks to…
a) a poorly made knot in the rope.
b) the decision of another judge.
c) a shotgun malfunction.
d) a whip break.
11 - Some years later, the Galician man returned to Barcelos to sculpt the Calvary (or Crucifix) to the Lord of the Rooster in praise to the Virgin Mary and to Saint James. The sculpture is in the…
a) Town Hall.
b) Archeological Museum of Barcelos.
c) Santa Maria Maior Mother Church.
d) Temple of the Lord Bom Jesus da Cruz.
12 – In the pottery workshop The Rooster of Barcelos is made of …
a) black clay.
b) red clay.
c) sand.
d) plaster.
