1. The Aachen Cathedral displays the following sacral masterpiece:
    1. Cross of Lothair
    2. Bust of Charlemagne
    3. Persephone sarcophagus
    4. All of the above

  2. The Speyer Cathedral was built under the rule of which empire:
    1. Roman Empire
    2. Holy Roman Empire
    3. Austro-Hungarian Empire
    4. Third Reich

  3. The Würzburg Residence is an example of what architecture:
    1. Romanesque
    2. Baroque
    3. Bauhaus
    4. Gothic

  4. Why did the Pilgrimage Church of Wies became so famous?
    1. It is home to the crown of the German Kaiser.
    2. It was built in only 100 days.
    3. Tears were seen on the face of the Scourged Saviour.
    4. It is the only Lutheran Church in Bavaria.

  5. The castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl were built in which century?
    1. 16th century
    2. 17th century
    3. 18th century
    4. 19th century

  6. Hildesheim was chosen to be a World Heritage Site in part because of its:
    1. Bernward bronzes
    2. 500 year old rose bush
    3. modern architecture
    4. ancient ruins

  7. Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady all contribute to Trier being known as:
    1. the true capital of Germany
    2. the silent city
    3. the ancient city
    4. the second Rome

  8. The most famous symbol of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck is:
    1. Holstentor
    2. Salzkammern
    3. St. Mary's Church
    4. Rathaus und Marktplatz

  9. The city of Potsdam is located on the river:
    1. Spree
    2. Elbe
    3. Rhein
    4. Havel

  10. The historic town of Goslar is located in which mountain region?
    1. the Alps
    2. the Harz
    3. the Black Forest
    4. the Erzgebirge

  11. What 2 famous philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment are associated with the town of Bamberg?
    1. Hegel and Kant
    2. Nietzsche and Hoffmann
    3. Kant and Marx
    4. Hegel and Hoffmann

  12. One of the outstanding features that the Maulbronn Monastery, founded in 1147, is known for its:
    1. system of fortified walls
    2. system of water management
    3. system of communication
    4. system of manuscript cataloging

  13. St. Servartius in the medieval town of Quedlinburg is an masterpiece example of:
    1. Romanesque architecture
    2. Gothic architecture
    3. Classical architecture
    4. Baroque architecture

  14. The Völklingen Old Ironworks is a unique monument to the technological history and industrial culture of which centuries?
    1. 17th and 18th centuries
    2. 18th and 19th centuries
    3. 19th and 20th centuries
    4. 20th and 21st centuries

  15. The Cathedral of Cologne, a Gothic masterpiece, was built over the course of:
    1. a century
    2. 3 centuries
    3. 5 centuries
    4. 7 centuries

  16. The work of Martin Luther that launched the Protestant Reformation was/were:
    1. his translation of the New Testament
    2. his 95 theses
    3. his hymn "A Mighty Fortress" (Ein' feste Burg)
    4. "Luther's Smaller Catechism"

  17. The 2 famous citizens of the classical city of Weimar, Goethe and Schiller, were:
    1. literary writers
    2. musical composers
    3. landscape artists
    4. architects

  18. The "museum island" in Berlin consists of how many museums?
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5

  19. What famous religious figure is associated with the Wartburg Castle?
    1. Martin Luther
    2. Ulrich Zwingli
    3. William Shakespeare
    4. Hildegard von Bingen

  20. The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz is an exceptional example of landscape design and planning in the 18th century. The era of this time is known as:
    1. The Age of Renaissance
    2. The Age of Baroque
    3. The Neo-Classical Age
    4. The Age of Enlightenment

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