WEB QUEST ABOUT TUSCANY

by Bullari Erjada

1)What was the original name of Tuscany derived from?

a)      Tuscania

b)      Tuscia

c)      Tuscany

d)     Tosca

                                      http://www.choose-tuscany.com/tuscany_geography.html

2)What is the capital of Tuscany?

a)      Florence

b)      Siena

c)      Pisa

d)      Lucca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscany

3)Where is the world famous wine produced?

a)      Chianti

b)      Borgheri

c)      Brunello

d)      San Gimignano

                                       http://www.choose-tuscany.com/tuscany_geography.html

4)What does the wealth of Tuscany come from?

a)      From the land

b)      From the wine

c)      From commerce

d)      From its name

 http://www.choose-tuscany.com/tuscany_history.html

5)Which is the city that has the most important Renaissance architecture in the world?

a)      Pisa

b)      Lucca

c)      Siena

d)      Florence

http://architecture.suite101.com/article.cfm/famous_architecture_in_italy

6)During which period was Tuscany eclipsed??

a)      2 or 3 hundred years

b)      3 or 4 hundred years

c)      4 or 5 hundred years

d)      5 or 6 hundred years

http://www.experienceplus.com/reading_room/travel_stories/tuscany_an_introduction_to_the_history_and_geogra.html

7)When was the National Bank of Tuscany established?

a)      1848

b)      1849

c)      1852

d)      1857

http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/italy/tuscany181460.html

8)Which was the most famous and richer family of Renaissance in Italy?

a)      De Medici

b)      Donati

c)      Patrizi

d)      Franceschi

http://www.zum.de/whkmla/sp/0809/christina/christina2.html

9)Florence extended its domain in 1405 through the purchase of which city?

a)      Lucca

b)      Livorno

c)      Pisa

d)      Siena

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tuscany

10)What was Florence called?

a)      The capital of arts

b)      The capital of artists

c)      The capital of the Renaissance

d)      The cultural capital

http://www.aboutflorence.com/art-and-culture-of-Florence.html