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Italy Multiple Choice

How much do you know about Italy?
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1. Which of these islands does not belong to Italy?
Sicily ✓
Sardinia ✓
Malta ✓
Elba ✓
2. What are the Uffizi?
The Venetian canals, in the city's vernacular ✓
A complex of government buildings in Rome ✓
An art museum in Florence ✓
Three characteristic peaks in the Alps ✓
3. What kind of food is ciabatta?
Bread ✓
Cheese ✓
Ham ✓
Wine ✓
4. What is the major city at the foot of Mount Vesuvius called in Italian?
Napolitano ✓
Napoli ✓
Neapolis ✓
Naples ✓
5. Which statement about Silvio Berlusconi is not true?
He simultaneously served as prime minister and president of football club AC Milan. ✓
He controls Italy's largest commercial broadcast company. ✓
He is the longtime leader of Italy's socialist party. ✓
He was found guilty of tax-fraud and subsequently expelled from the Italian senate. ✓
6. Which shape does Italy resemble as seen from space?
pants ✓
a tie ✓
a hat ✓
a boot ✓
7. What was the name of the family that ruled Florence from the 15th century on?
Machiavelli ✓
Medici ✓
Borgia ✓
Sforza ✓
8. Which of these statements about the year 1860 is true?
Italy did not exist as a sovereign state. ✓
The city of Rome was almost uninhabited. ✓
Italian occupation ended in three places - Ethiopia, Libya, and Albania. ✓
The Papal State controlled most of Italy. ✓
9. What is one of the official languages in South Tyrol?
Slovene ✓
French ✓
German ✓
Romansh ✓
10. At 652 km (405 mi), this is the longest river within Italy.
Tiber ✓
Arno ✓
Po ✓
Adige ✓
11. Which of these Shakespeare plays does not take place in Italy?
Hamlet ✓
Othello ✓
Romeo and Juliet ✓
Much Ado About Nothing ✓
12. What is the name of a major Italian newspaper?
La Repubblica ✓
Il Popolo ✓
La Verità ✓
Il Democratico ✓
13. What does Italy have more of than any other country in the world?
UNESCO world heritage sites ✓
Catholics ✓
Opera performances ✓
Plus net migration (for the years 2013-2017) ✓
14. Who is Sophia Loren?
an actress ✓
a singer ✓
a scientist ✓
a saint of the Catholic church ✓
15. Who or what are Nabucco, Tosca, and L'Orfeo?
Monuments in Rome ✓
Operas ✓
Birth names of 20th cenutry popes ✓
Fashion labels ✓
3 Comments
marquez100
+2
Level 88
Feb 22, 2019
is "Ciabatta" not "ciabbata"
blackcat99
+1
Level 64
Feb 22, 2019
And also "La Repubblica" not "La Republicca"
camus
+1
Level 78
Feb 22, 2019
Thanks to both you.
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