Venice - City of Canals - Multiple Choice Exercise

Most of Venice's inhabitants live
1. on the mainland
2. on the Lido
3. on small islands in the lagoon
The doge was
1. Venice's ruler in the Middle Ages
2. an artist that painted for the king
3. the great architect of Venice
Regular floods are caused by
1. tides in the Mediterranean Sea
2. ground water that comes up
3. cruise ships that come into the lagoon
Since the 1950s more and more of Venice's inhabitants
1. have moved to the mainland
2. have become employed in the tourist industry
3. are looking for new places to live on the islands
In the Middle Ages Venice traded with
1. the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
2. Spain and Portugal
3. the colonies in the New World
In the middle of the 19th century
1. Venice became a part of Italy
2. Venice became a part of Austria
3. Venice was controlled by Napoleon
Murano is the centre of the
1. glass industry
2. shipbuilding industry
3. steel industry