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