Well???? How did you do?
Wasn't this an incredible town - so beautiful and peaceful and no tourists know anything about it.
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1. From the quote above, tell me what town we are in.
Mantua



If Other please specify:




2. This photograph reminds me of our favourite saying during this trip. What was that saying?
Oh, look a castle!



3. What was that horrible yellow stuff you ordered for lunch?
Polenta
​Poo-lenta
​(tasted just like its name sounds!) I think they feed it to tourists and then stand back and laugh their heads off as they watch the tourists eat it!





4. In Greek mythology there were a number of giants with an eye in the centre of their foreheads. What were these mythological people called?
Cyclops




5. What is the name of the Palace you are entering?
Palazzo Te




6. What type of temple influenced the design of this palace entrance and how do you know?
Roman




How do you know?
The columns have bases




8. The interior walls of this palace were covered in paintings done in a technique called "fresco". What is fresco?
Pigment on wet plaster




7. The technique of painting that uses realistic imagery to create and optical illusion of depth is called: 
Trompe l'oeil




9. In the technique of fresco painting what vehicle is used for the pigment to merge with the plaster?
Water




10. Mantua is a town with three human-made lakes. What is the name of the largest of those lakes that you were obsessed with walking around because the name of it was similar to one of our great lakes?
Superiore