NAPLES

Naples is the capital of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy, after Rome and Milan. The main city square or piazza of the city is the  Plebiscito Square. Its construction was begun by the Bonapartist king Joachim Murat and finished by the Bourbon king Ferdinand IV. The piazza bounded on the east by the Royal Palace and on the west by the church of San Francesco di Paola, has  the colonnades extending on both sides. Nearby there  is the  San Carlo Theatre, which is the oldest opera house in Italy. Directly across from San Carlo is Galleria Umberto (Umberto Gallery), a shopping centre and social hub.

Naples is well known for its historic castles: the ancient Castel Nuovo (new castle), also known as Maschio Angioino, is one of the city's foremost landmarks; it was built during the time of Charles I, the first king of Naples. Castel Nuovo has seen many notable historical events: for example, in 1294, Pope Celestine V resigned as pope in a hall of the castle, and following this Pope Boniface VIII was elected pope by the cardinal collegium, before moving to Rome. The castle which Nuovo replaced in importance was the Norman-founded Castel dell'Ovo ("Egg Castle"), which was built on the tiny islet of Megarides, where the original Cumaean colonists had founded the city.

1.      Plebiscito Square in Naples was begun by

a)      Joachim Murat

b)      Napoleon

c)      Ferdinand IV

d)     King Umberto

2.      San Carlo Theatre is

a)      The oldest theatre in Italy

b)      The oldest theatre in Europe

c)      The oldest opera house in Italy

d)     The oldest theatre in the world

3.      Naples was founded by

a)      Roman colonists

b)      Spanish colonists

c)      Greece colonists

d)     Cumaean colonists