FLORENCE

Florence  is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.

Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". The historic centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 72nd most visited in 2009, with 1,685,000 visitors.  It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.  The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, amongst others, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Florence is also an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked within the top fifty fashion capitals of the world.

1.     Florence is considered the birthplace of

a)    The Middle Ages

b)   The Renaissance

c)    The Classical Art

d)   The Baroque

2.    Forbes declared Florence

a)    one of the most beautiful cities in the world

b)   one of the most expansive cities in the world

c)    the most beautiful city in the world

d)   the most expansive city in the world

3.    Florence is also famous for

a)    Its car industries

b)   Its shoes industries

c)    Its fashion districts

d)   Its culinary districts