Test your basic knowledge |

Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Who is the author of the Divine Comedy and the father of the Italian language?






2. Who lead the Fascist movement?






3. Who is the greatest artist - scientist - and inventor of all time?






4. The ___ _ ___ is in charge of all education.






5. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






6. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






7. Which river flows through Rome?






8. What is the official language of Italy?






9. Who wrote the play Six Characters in Search of an Author?






10. Which volcano is located on the island of Stromboli?






11. Who was the first king of Italy?






12. Which two islands are in the Bay of Naples?






13. What Venetian explorer and traveler crossed central Asia and visited China - Sumatra - Ceylon - India and Persia?






14. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






15. Which is Italy's largest lake?






16. What is the highest point in Italy?






17. Italy is a ___ ___ ___. (type of government)






18. Who was the brain ('il cervello') of the Italian independence movement and the King of Piedmont?






19. The majority of Italians are ____ _____. (religion)






20. Which sea is to the east?






21. What is the name of the old which who brings gifts to children on the night of January 6th?






22. Who designed the dome of the Duomo in Florence?






23. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






24. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






25. Who was the author of the Decameron - a collection of short stories?






26. How do you say 'coal' in Italian?






27. Which mountain range forms a natural border across northern Italy?






28. Where is mt Stromboli located?






29. Where is mt Etna located?






30. Who is the greatest Venetian painter of the Renaissance who painted the Rape of Europa?






31. Which painter note for his idealized and tranquil madonnas and portraits painted The School of Athens - Alba Madonna - and the Transfiguration of Christ?






32. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






33. Italian is a ___ language.






34. Who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the east coast of present-day United States?






35. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






36. Who was the leading sculptor of the Baroque period who was designed Saint Peters Square in the Vatican city?






37. Who composed the Barber of Seville and William Tell?






38. Who is called 'la spada' and lead the Red shirts?






39. Who is the greatest opera composer?






40. Which river is the longest?






41. Which island is very mountainous and is rich in livestock?






42. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






43. Which island is shaped like a triangle and lies just off the toe of the Italian boot?






44. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






45. How do you say 'the awakening' in Italian?






46. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






47. Nickname for Italy

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


48. Who was the great Italian poet?






49. Who was the father of modern political science and wrote Il Principe (The Prince)?






50. Which seas are to the west?