VERONA

Verona is a city straddling the Adige river in Veneto, northern Italy, with approximately 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven provinces of the region. The city has been awarded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO because of its urban structure and architecture. Verona is famous for its Roman amphitheatre, the Arena found in the city's largest piazza, the Piazza Bra. Completed around 30 AD, it is the third largest in Italy after Rome's Colosseum and the arena at Capua

There is also a variety of other Roman monuments to be found in the town, such as the Roman theatre of Verona. The Basilica of San Zeno Maggiore is considered one of the great achievements of Romanesque architecture   Santa Maria Antica is a huge Romanesque church that served as the parish church of the Scaligeri clan, and is famous for the Gothic Scaliger Tombs. The Duomo is also a notable Romanesque church.

Some of Shakespeare's plays are set in Verona: Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and The Taming of the Shrew.

1.     The third largest amphitheatre in Italy is in

a)    Rome

b)   Capua

c)    Verona

d)   Palermo

2.    Santa Maria Antica in Verona is

a)    A Baroque Church

b)   A Renaissance Church

c)    A Gothic Church

d)   A Romanesque Church

3.    Shakespeare set in Verona

a)    Three of his plays

b)   One play

c)    No play

d)   A lot of plays