Alcobaça Monastery - Quiz
Alcobaça Monastery
  • 1. Who was the father of King Peter I?
A) King Afonso IV
B) King Afonso III
C) Saint Bernard
D) King Afonso II
  • 2. Which figures support the tomb of Inês de Castro?
A) Lions
B) Angels
C) Half-men half-beasts
D) Apostles
  • 3. What is the artistic style of the Royal Pantheon?
A) Mudéjar
B) Romanesque
C) Manueline
D) Neo-Gothic
  • 4. What event caused the destruction of the original sacristy?
A) The construction of the Royal Pantheon
B) A fire in the 17th century
C) The 1355 assassination
D) The 1755 earthquake
  • 5. Which King is buried in the Chapel of Saint Bernard?
A) John I
B) Peter I
C) Afonso IV
D) Afonso II
  • 6. What scenes decorate the sides of Peter's tomb?
A) Saint Bartholomew's life
B) The Crucifixion
C) The Last Judgement
D) The life of Saint Bernard
  • 7. Who is buried in a richly decorated late Romanesque tomb?
A) King Peter I
B) Beatrix of Castile
C) Queen Urraca
D) Inês de Castro
  • 8. What sculptural work was created by 17th-century Alcobaça monks?
A) Death of Saint Bernard
B) The tomb of Urraca
C) The tombs of the Kings
D) The rib vaulting
  • 9. What design features are present on the portal of the sacristy?
A) Scenes from the life of Christ
B) Angels and lions
C) Intertwined vegetal branches
D) Arabesques of Mudéjar style
  • 10. Which queen was married to King Afonso III?
A) Urraca of Castile
B) Saint Bartholomew
C) Beatrix of Castile
D) Inês de Castro
  • 11. Where are the tombs of Peter I and Inês de Castro located?
A) In the Royal Pantheon
B) In the Sacristy
C) In the transept
D) In the Chapel of Saint Bernard
  • 12. Which figures support King Peter's tomb?
A) Half-men half-beasts
B) Angels
C) Lions
D) Apostles
  • 13. What style is the corridor leading to the sacristy?
A) Romanesque
B) Neo-Gothic
C) Mudéjar
D) Manueline
  • 14. What is shown on the sides of the tomb of Inês de Castro?
A) Saint Bartholomew's life
B) Scenes of the king mourning
C) The life of Christ
D) The Apostles
  • 15. What is unique about the Royal Pantheon's architecture in Portugal?
A) It is the only Romanesque room
B) It is the only part that survived the earthquake
C) It is the only Manueline structure
D) It is the earliest Neo-Gothic architecture
  • 16. What architectural style does the Alcobaça Monastery represent in Portugal?
A) Baroque
B) Manueline
C) Early Gothic
D) Romanesque
  • 17. In what year was the Alcobaça Monastery church consecrated?
A) 1178
B) 1252
C) 1215
D) 1300
  • 18. Which religious order's precepts dictated the lean design of the original buildings?
A) Benedictine Order
B) Dominican Order
C) Franciscan Order
D) Cistercian Order
  • 19. What architectural feature supports the weight of the vault of the apse?
A) Rose windows
B) Flying buttresses
C) Columnar buttresses
D) Crenellations
  • 20. What is the approximate length of the Alcobaça Monastery church?
A) 50 metres
B) 80 metres
C) 106 metres
D) 120 metres
  • 21. What shape is the floor plan of the Alcobaça church?
A) Square
B) Greek-cross
C) Circular
D) Latin-cross
  • 22. How many aisles does the church have?
A) Five
B) Two
C) One
D) Three
  • 23. What is the height of the lateral aisles?
A) 15 metres
B) 20 metres
C) 17 metres
D) 106 metres
  • 24. What is the width/slenderness of the church?
A) 106 metres
B) 17 metres
C) 30 metres
D) 20 metres
  • 25. What feature surrounds the main chapel of the church?
A) A fortification wall
B) A decorative garden
C) An ambulatory
D) A cloister
  • 26. What is the status of Alcobaça in terms of Portuguese churches?
A) The oldest Gothic building
B) The largest Portuguese church
C) The smallest religious structure
D) The only Cistercian monastery
  • 27. How are the aisles of the church covered?
A) Flat ceilings
B) Simple Gothic vaulting
C) Domed ceilings
D) Wooden rafters
  • 28. In which country is the Alcobaça Monastery located?
A) Portugal
B) Italy
C) France
D) Spain
  • 29. In what year was the Alcobaça Monastery included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list?
A) 1957
B) 1834
C) 1907
D) 1989
  • 30. When did the monastery officially close?
A) 1810
B) 1834
C) 1907
D) 1755
  • 31. Where are the remaining manuscripts from the monastery library kept today?
A) The monastery itself
B) Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
C) A museum in Coimbra
D) The Vatican Library
  • 32. Which French event caused significant damage to the monastery in the 19th century?
A) World War I
B) Peninsular War
C) French Revolution
D) Hundred Years' War
  • 33. What year was the monastery classified as a National Monument?
A) 1989
B) 1957
C) 1907
D) 1834
  • 34. How far is the monastery from Lisbon?
A) 120 km
B) 110 km
C) 75 km
D) 200 km
  • 35. What was the occupation of the monks in the monastery's scriptorium?
A) Fishing
B) Farming
C) Building tombs
D) Creating illuminated manuscripts
  • 36. Which century do the statues in the Room of the Kings date from?
A) 19th–20th century
B) 17th–18th century
C) 15th–16th century
D) 12th–13th century
  • 37. What material is used to decorate the walls in the Room of the Kings?
A) Painted Renaissance frescoes
B) Blue-white 18th century tiles
C) Gothic stone carvings
D) Red brick mosaics
  • 38. In the dormitory, who was the only person allowed to have a private room?
A) The architect
B) The bishop
C) The king
D) The abbot
  • 39. When were the cell walls in the dormitory demolished?
A) 18th century
B) 16th century
C) 1930s
D) 17th century
  • 40. What did the monks listen to while eating in the refectory?
A) Bible passages
B) Monastery business reports
C) Royal decrees
D) Gregorian chants
  • 41. Where is the pulpit located in the refectory?
A) Embedded into a wall
B) On the ceiling
C) In the center of the room
D) Near the entrance
  • 42. Who designed the capitals in the Claustro do Silêncio?
A) Afonso Henriques
B) Domingos Domingues
C) King Denis
D) An unknown monk
  • 43. What is the most important room in the monastery after the church?
A) Dormitory
B) Refectory
C) Chapter House
D) Kitchen
  • 44. What style is the portal of the Chapter House?
A) Gothic
B) Baroque
C) Romanesque
D) Manueline
  • 45. What is currently inside the Chapter House?
A) A large stone fountain
B) Medieval cooking tools
C) Monks' sleeping cells
D) Baroque statues
  • 46. How many iron columns support the central chimney in the kitchen?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Eight
  • 47. Where did the kitchen's water and live fish come from?
A) A well in the courtyard
B) A mountain spring
C) River Alcoa
D) Rainwater collection
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