Padua Cathedral - Quiz
  • 1. What is the alternative name for Padua Cathedral?
A) Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua
B) Cathedral of Saint Giustina
C) Duomo di San Marco
D) Basilica Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
  • 2. In which Italian city is Padua Cathedral located?
A) Padua
B) Venice
C) Milan
D) Verona
  • 3. Which region of Italy is Padua located in?
A) Tuscany
B) Lombardy
C) Veneto
D) Piedmont
  • 4. What is the specific location of the cathedral in Padua?
A) Center of Piazza dei Signori
B) South end of Piazza delle Erbe
C) East end of Piazza Duomo
D) West end of Piazza San Marco
  • 5. What building is adjacent to Padua Cathedral?
A) The civic museum
B) The bishop's palace
C) The town hall
D) The university library
  • 6. To whom is the cathedral dedicated?
A) Saint Giustina
B) Assumption of the Virgin Mary
C) Saint Mark
D) Saint Anthony
  • 7. Whose seat is located at the cathedral?
A) Archbishop of Venice
B) Bishop of Verona
C) Patriarch of Aquileia
D) Bishop of Padua
  • 8. In which century was the first cathedral erected on the site?
A) 3rd century
B) 4th century
C) 6th century
D) 5th century
  • 9. How many total building structures have been built on the cathedral's site?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Five
D) Two
  • 10. When was the first cathedral erected in relation to historical events?
A) Before the Edict of Milan in 300
B) After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476
C) During the Lombard invasion in 568
D) After the Edict of Milan in 313
  • 11. What event destroyed the first cathedral on January 3, 1117?
A) An earthquake
B) A foreign invasion
C) A severe flood
D) A massive fire
  • 12. In what style was the second cathedral rebuilt after the earthquake?
A) Romanesque
B) Gothic
C) Baroque
D) Renaissance
  • 13. Where can the appearance of the medieval Romanesque church be seen?
A) In paintings inside the bishop's palace
B) On ancient coins found during excavations
C) In historical manuscripts kept in the university
D) In frescoes by Giusto de' Menabuoi in the adjoining baptistery
  • 14. During which century does the current cathedral building date from?
A) Sixteenth century
B) Fifteenth century
C) Fourteenth century
D) Seventeenth century
  • 15. Whom was the design of the current building mistakenly attributed to in the past?
A) Andrea Palladio
B) Giotto
C) Donatello
D) Michelangelo
  • 16. Who actually performed the reconstruction of the current cathedral building?
A) The University of Padua archaeologists
B) Giusto de' Menabuoi and Bishop Olderico
C) Bishop Tricidio and San Gregorio Barbarigo
D) Andrea della Valle and Agostino Righetto
  • 17. In what year did construction begin on the new Renaissance cathedral building?
A) 1551
B) 1754
C) 1117
D) 1515
  • 18. In what year was the construction of the Renaissance building finally completed?
A) 1551
B) 1117
C) 1754
D) 1800
  • 19. Which part of the cathedral was left unfinished after its completion in 1754?
A) The façade
B) The apse
C) The crypt
D) The dome
  • 20. What bodies are allowed for veneration in the cathedral?
A) San Daniele, San Giustina and San Gregorio
B) San Giustina, San Antonio and San Marco
C) San Massimo, San Prosdocimo and San Bellino
D) San Daniele, San Leonino and San Gregorio Barbarigo
  • 21. According to tradition, what was the first cathedral dedicated to?
A) Santa Giustina
B) San Daniele
C) San Gregorio Barbarigo
D) Santa Maria Assunta
  • 22. What marks the location of the first cathedral in the current churchyard?
A) A bronze statue of Bishop Tricidio
B) An excavation trench
C) A marble fountain
D) A pillar of stone surmounted by a cross
  • 23. During which restoration years was the Episcopal see of Patavium joined to that of Santa Maria?
A) Ca 1117 or 1150
B) Ca 899 or 900
C) Ca 462 or 602
D) Ca 313 or 500
  • 24. Who restored the cathedral in 620?
A) Andrea della Valle
B) Agostino Righetto
C) Bishop Tricidio
D) Bishop Olderico
  • 25. Why was the cathedral rebuilt between 899 and 900?
A) Due to a war
B) Due to an earthquake
C) Due to a fire
D) Due to structural rot
  • 26. Who consecrated the new cathedral on the ruins of the previous church in 1075?
A) Michelangelo
B) Giusto de' Menabuoi
C) Bishop Tricidio
D) The Bishop Olderico
  • 27. Where do later historians suppose the facade was located for the 1075 cathedral church?
A) To the west
B) To the north
C) To the east
D) To the south
  • 28. Where is Bishop Tricidio buried?
A) In a crypt under the apse
B) In the baptistery
C) In the north-east corner of the churchyard
D) In the bishop's palace
  • 29. How was Bishop Tricidio's tombstone discovered?
A) By Giusto de' Menabuoi while painting frescoes
B) During the restoration of the baptistery
C) By archaeologists in 2012 inside the tower
D) During the excavation of the foundations
  • 30. Which institution conducted excavation and research around the cathedral between 2011 and 2012?
A) University of Padua
B) University of Verona
C) University of Venice
D) University of Milan
  • 31. Which department of the University of Padua performed the 2011-2012 excavations?
A) Department of Architecture
B) Chair of Ancient History
C) Faculty of Theology
D) Chair of Medieval Archeology
  • 32. What architectural find was discovered in the north-east corner of the churchyard from the 2011-2012 excavations?
A) The main altar of the first cathedral
B) The base of a tower with a square plan
C) A Romanesque crypt
D) The original west facade
  • 33. What are the dimensions of the square tower base found in the churchyard?
A) 20x20 metres (65x65 ft.)
B) 5x5 metres (16x16 ft.)
C) 15x15 metres (49x49 ft.)
D) 10x10 metres (33x33 ft.)
  • 34. What style and period does the tower base found in the north-east corner belong to?
A) Gothic style from the 13th century
B) Paleochristian style from the 4th century
C) Renaissance style from the 16th century
D) Romanesque style from between the 10th and 12th century
  • 35. What did the excavations find north of the baptistery?
A) A series of mosaic pavements from the fourth and the fifth centuries
B) A collection of Renaissance statues
C) The tomb of Bishop Olderico
D) The foundations of the 1754 facade
  • 36. What type of stone container for relics was among the archaeological finds?
A) An urn
B) A reliquary chest
C) A sarcophagus
D) An amphora
  • 37. What altar dating from the fifth or sixth century was discovered during excavations?
A) An altar dedicated to San Daniele
B) A Romanesque marble altar
C) An altar built by Bishop Tricidio
D) A Lacerta altar
  • 38. How many individual graves were found among the archaeological finds?
A) 10 individuals
B) 56 individuals
C) 100 individuals
D) 33 individuals
  • 39. What traces of workshops from the Longobard age were found?
A) Stone-cutting workshops
B) Metal smelting workshops
C) Mosaic tile workshops
D) Home workshops
  • 40. What is the ecclesiastical rank of Padua Cathedral besides being a cathedral?
A) Chapel of ease
B) Cathedral church only
C) Minor basilica
D) Major basilica
  • 41. Who was the architect of the cathedral erected after the 1117 earthquake?
A) Macillo
B) Girolamo Frigimelica Roberti
C) Michelangelo Buonarroti
D) Olderico
  • 42. On what date was the cathedral built by Macillo consecrated?
A) 24 April 1180
B) 25 August 1754
C) 14 April 1582
D) 6 May 1522
  • 43. In what year was the campanile of the cathedral rebuilt?
A) 1522
B) 1117
C) 1227
D) 1399
  • 44. When was the first stone of the new presbytery blessed and placed?
A) 2 January 1551
B) 6 May 1522
C) 14 April 1582
D) 24 April 1180
  • 45. Who blessed and placed the first stone in the foundation of the new presbytery?
A) Cardinal Francis Pisani
B) Bishop Peter Barozzi
C) John Glory
D) Michelangelo Buonarroti
  • 46. Whose model for the presbytery was replaced by Michelangelo's design?
A) John Glory
B) Olderico
C) Jacopo Sansovino
D) Macillo
  • 47. Around what year was the construction of the right arm of the transept begun?
A) 1693
B) 1551
C) 1635
D) 1756
  • 48. In what year was the left side of the transept begun?
A) 1522
B) 1635
C) 1754
D) 1693
  • 49. In what year did construction of the dome begin?
A) 1756
B) 1754
C) 1635
D) 1693
  • 50. What material covers the dome of the Glory?
A) Gold leaf
B) Copper
C) Lead
D) Slate
  • 51. In what year is the Roman era plaque on the bell tower referenced in the history of Padua?
A) 1281
B) 49 B.C.
C) 1375
D) 1760
  • 52. What order of columns supports the great classic pediment on the facade?
A) Corinthian order
B) Composite order
C) Doric order
D) Ionic order
  • 53. What damaged the upper part of the facade during the First World War?
A) A bomb
B) Lightning
C) A fire
D) An earthquake
  • 54. What feature was created in the facade during restoration work following war damage?
A) A second construction ramp
B) A carriage entrance
C) A small rose opening
D) An airy atrium
  • 55. How many large elliptical domes does the central nave have?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
  • 56. What type of dome rises over the crossing?
A) Small rose dome
B) Octagonal lead dome
C) Elliptical dome
D) Large circular dome
  • 57. In what year was the altar in the first chapel on the right donated by the shoemakers' guild?
A) 1788
B) 1760
C) 1281
D) 1809
  • 58. Who painted the altarpiece in the first chapel depicting Pius X as a seminarian?
A) Giovanni Battista Mengardi
B) Dionisio Gardini
C) Alessandro Varotari
D) Alessandro Galvano
  • 59. Who painted the original canvas of the Martyrdom of Saints Crispin and Crispiniano?
A) R. Mulata
B) Giovanni Battista Bissoni
C) Giovanni Battista Mengardi
D) Felice Chiereghin
  • 60. Who painted the altarpiece depicting the Martyrdom of San Lorenzo in the second chapel?
A) Giusto de Menabuoi
B) Gerolamo Frigimelica
C) Alessandro Galvano
D) Dionisio Gardini
  • 61. Who sculpted the 1788 white marble statue of Bishop Nicholas Antonio Giustiniani?
A) Girolamo Campagna
B) Felice Chiereghin
C) R. Mulata
D) Alessandro Varotari
  • 62. Who is attributed with painting the altarpiece of the Virgin and saints in the San Lorenzo Giustiniani chapel?
A) Giovanni Battista Bissoni
B) Dionisio Gardini
C) Alessandro Varotari "the Padovanino"
D) Alessandro Galvano
  • 63. Who created the modern representation of the Sacred Heart that replaced San Carlo Borromeo?
A) Giovanni Battista Bissoni
B) Girolamo Campagna
C) Felice Chiereghin
D) R. Mulata
  • 64. Who sculpted the two monuments located in the porch of the gate to the rectory?
A) Gerolamo Frigimelica
B) Dionisio Gardini
C) Felice Chiereghin
D) Girolamo Campagna
  • 65. Whose monument is on the left side in the porch of the gate to the rectory?
A) San Leolino
B) Sperone Speroni
C) Giulia Speroni
D) Bishop Nicholas Antonio Giustiniani
  • 66. Whose monument is on the right side in the porch of the gate to the rectory?
A) San Lorenzo Giustiniani
B) Pius X
C) Giulia Speroni
D) Sperone Speroni
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