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Lonja de la Seda - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the English name for the Lonja de la Seda?
A) Oil Exchange
B) Silk Exchange
C) Merchant Hall
D) Trade Pavilion
  • 2. In which city is the Lonja de la Seda located?
A) Madrid
B) Barcelona
C) Valencia
D) Palma de Majorca
  • 3. During which years was the Lonja built?
A) 1483-1498
B) 1400-1450
C) 1500-1550
D) 1482-1533
  • 4. What is the main hall of the building called?
A) Perxal Hall
B) Consolat del Mar
C) Sala de Contractació
D) Orange Garden
  • 5. Who was the architect in charge of the main body of the new Lonja?
A) Antonio Gaudi
B) Joan Francesc Mira
C) Pere Compte
D) Guillem Sagrera
  • 6. What is the name of the walled courtyard located in the complex?
A) Orange Garden
B) Silk Garden
C) Oil Court
D) Merchant Courtyard
  • 7. What was the seat of the Consolat del Mar?
A) The side-wing
B) The Trading Hall
C) The central tower
D) The Orange Garden
  • 8. Where were merchants occasionally imprisoned for debts?
A) The Trading Hall
B) The central tower
C) The Orange Garden
D) The side-wing
  • 9. What building existed before the current Lonja?
A) Silk Factory
B) Oil Exchange
C) Customs House
D) Marine Tribunal
  • 10. In what year was the Lonja listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1992
B) 1985
C) 2000
D) 1996
  • 11. Which structure served as the inspiration for the design of the new Lonja?
A) The Cathedral of Valencia
B) The Oil Exchange
C) The Consulate of the Sea
D) Lonja of Palma de Majorca
  • 12. What type of architectural style is the Lonja de la Seda?
A) Baroque
B) Renaissance
C) Romanesque
D) Late Valencian Gothic
  • 13. What was the purpose of the Consolat del Mar?
A) Silk manufacturing
B) Storage of agricultural oils
C) Marine merchant tribunal
D) Religious worship
  • 14. How long did it take Pere Compte to build the Trading Hall?
A) Fifteen years
B) Fifty years
C) Twenty-five years
D) Ten years
  • 15. What inscription runs along the walls of the Trading Hall?
A) A Latin inscription about ethical trade
B) A list of merchant names
C) A royal decree from the King
D) A map of the Mediterranean
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