What Every Visitor Should Know About Venice
Being the just and true observations�on the city made by Elena Maria Orfei during her brief but startling visit.
- 1.The city of Venice was founded...
- A.
... in 50 AD by Saint Mark
- B.
... in 154 AD by Roman soldiers as a camp site
- C.
... in 421 AD by Roman citizens escaping Attila the Hun and his barbarians
- 2.Venice is the capital city of what nation?
- A.
The Republic of Venice
- B.
The Veneto
- C.
The Republic of San Marco
- 3.Which one of the following answers lists the Italian cities is in the order of size by population with the the largest city first?
- A.
Rome, Venice, Florence
- B.
Venice, Naples, Florence
- C.
Rome, Naples, Venice
- 4.Who is the patron saint of Venice?
- A.
Saint Theodore
- B.
Saint Mark
- C.
Saint Venezio
- 5.How many bridges cross the Grand Canal?
- A.
1
- B.
3
- C.
5
- 6.The buildings of Venice are supported by...
- A.
...tree trunks sunk into the mud
- B.
...stone piles sunk into the mud
- C.
...a gigantic serpent that bites its tail
- D.
They are not supported -- they float on the water
- 7.What is a "stocking company"?
- A.
A guild that makes stockings
- B.
A social club
- C.
A group of men who wear stockings
- 8.The sewers in Venice...
- A.
... run under the city
- B.
... run through the buildings
- C.
There are no sewers in Venice
- 9.The English traveller Thomas Coryat who visited Venice in 1611 estimated the number of gondolas as:
- A.
4,000
- B.
7,000
- C.
10,000
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