A New City: Valletta

The place chosen for the construction of the new city was

• Xiberras Hill.

• De Valette Hill.

• Vittoriosa Hill.

• Senglea Hill.

The first stone of the new city was placed

• in 1566.

• in 1565.

• in 1567.

• in 1656.

Ġlormu Cassar designed

• the six auberges.

• the seven auberges.

• the eight auberges.

• none of the auberges.

The first church to be built in Valletta was

• the St. Lawrence church.

• the St. Catherine church.

• the Maria Bambina church.

• the Victory church.

The roads in the new city were to be straight

• and very narrow.

• and very wide.

• and intersecting each other in the form of a grid.

• and far away from each other.

The main church in Valletta is

• St. Jacob's church.

• the Co-Cathedral of St. John.

• St Paul's church.

• Victory church.

The inside of the Co-Cathedral of St. John

• was redecorated in baroque style.

• was lacking in design.

• was redecorated with many gold statues.

• was redecorated with many bronze statues.

The Manoel Theatre was built

• for the entertainment of the Knights only.

• for the entertainment of the Turks.

• for the entertainment of the Knights as well as the whole population.

• for the entertainment of the Maltese people.

Laparelli insisted that Fort Saint Elmo should be re-built

• at the tip of Senglea.

• at the entrance of the city.

• in the centre of the city

• at the tip of the peninsula.

It was decided that the city would be called Valletta

• in honour of the Grand Master Hompesch.

• in honour of the Grand Master Jean de Valette

• in honour of the Grand Master De Rohan.

• in honour of the Grand Master De Mondion.