The Borgias Quiz

By: Allie T.
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The Borgias Quiz
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How well do you know Pope Alexander VI?
Rodrigo Borgia is also known as _________?
Pope Paul VI
Pope Alexander VI
After Pope Innocent VIII dies in 1492, Rodrigo bribes his way to become the elected Pope.
Pope Alexander VII
Pope John V
When Rodrigo becomes Pope Alexander VI, he makes his bastard son ______ the Archbishop of Valencia?
Juan
Cesare
A year later he becomes a cardinal, but what he wants to be is in command of the Papal army.
Ascanio
Rodrigo
How many times does Lucrezia Borgia marry?
0
1
2
3
The first one flees in fear of Cesare, while the second one was strangled by Cesare.

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How does Rodrigo die?
Stabbed
Poisoned
Malaria
In 1503, both Rodrigo and Cesare caught malaria from attending a party at a cardinal’s house in Rome.
Hung
How many seasons is ‘The Borgias’ on air?
3
It was supposed to be on for four seasons, but Showtime had enough of the high production costs and axed it.
4
5
6
How do they release the two-hour finale?
E-book
In 2013 show creator Neil Jordon published the script as an e-book named, “The Borgia Apocalypse.”
Musical
Webseries
Movie

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Rodrigo is part of the __________Church.
Scientology
Roman Catholic
The Roman Catholic Church is also known as the Catholic Church with more than 1.27 billion members.
Baptist
Presbyterian
Who is furious that he lost the election to Rodrigo?
Cardinal Giuliano Della Rovere
He travels across Italy and France looking for allies to help him become Pope.
Cardinal Ascanio Sforza
Cardinal Versucci
Cardinal Calvino
Who plays Rodrigo Borgia?
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy can be seen as Alfred Pennyworth in ‘The Justice League.’
Peter Sullivan
Henry Winkler
Benedict Cumberbatch

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Cesare has a _______?
Naked streak
Sad streak
Illness streak
Violent streak
Cesare kills anyone who interferes with the family or who he considers a romantic rival.
Who is the matriarch of the family?
Giulia Farnese
Caterina Sforza
Vanozza Cattaneo
Vannozza is the mother of the pope’s children and a courtesan.
Lucrezia Borgia
Who is Giovanni Sforza?
Rodrigo’s enemy.
Lucrezia’s 1st husband.
Sforza is a horrible man who rapes Lucrezia repeatedly at the beginning of the marriage.
Cesare’s brother.
Juan’s jailer.

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Why does Rodrigo marry Lucrezia off to Sforza?
For support from the Sforza clan.
He betrays the alliance with the Borgias.
To kill the Sforza clan.
To become friends with the Sforza clan.
To steal the Sforza clan’s money.
How does Lucrezia get out of her marriage with Sforza?
He’s murdered.
It’s annulled.
The Borgias convene the College of Cardinals to have the marriage annulled on the grounds of impotence.
He finds another love.
It’s forgotten.
Who does Lucrezia have an affair with during her marriage to Sforza?
Raul
Jon
Paolo
Paolo is a young servant who is the father of Lucrezia’s child.
Micheletto

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Who murders Paolo?
Juan
Juan kills Paolo and then hangs him to make it look like a suicide.
Micheletto
Cesare
Rodrigo
Who is the apple of Rodrigo’s eye?
Vanessa
Lucia
Lucrezia
Lucrezia is played by Holiday Grainger, who can be seen in ‘Tulip Fever.’
Bella
Who is the Pope’s mistress?
Sancia Costanzo
Bianca De Luca
Ursula Bonadeo
Giulia Farnese
Giulia lives next to the Vatican to make it easy for the Pope to make his clandestine visits.

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Who is an inept coward?
Cesare
Calvino
Alfonso
Juan
Although he is the Gonfalonier of the Papal Armies, Juan is a coward and a drug addict.
How does Juan die?
Murdered
He is murdered by Cesare and Micheletto after he leaves an opium den.
Natural causes
Killed in battle
Illness
What does Micheletto do for Cesare?
Advisor
Hitman
Micheletto carries out ruthless killings under the order of Cesare to keep the Borgia family in power.
Jester
Gardner

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Why does Micheletto leave Cesare?
A broken heart.
Micheletto takes a male lover who he discovers is a spy for the Sforza family. Cesare orders him killed. Afterwards, a heartbroken Micheletto abandons Cesare.
An argument.
He got married.
He is ill.
Who is Joffre Borgia?
Rodrigo’s father.
Rodrigo’s brother.
Rodrigo’s youngest son.
The young boy is married off to Sancia of Naples to secure an alliance with the kingdom.
Rodrigo’s lover.
Why does Cesare murder Ursula Bonadeo’s husband?
She wants him to.
After the assassination of her husband, Ursula is wracked with so much guilt she ends it with Cesare.
He is bored.
He wants revenge.
To steal his money.

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Who is Sister Martha?
Ursula Bonadeo
After Ursula leaves Cesare, she joined the nunhood and takes the name Sister Martha.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Vanozza Cattaneo
Lucrezia Borgia
What happens to Sister Martha?
She’s killed.
She is killed when the Convent of Saint Cecilia is destroyed by Charles VIII, on his way back to France after retreating from Rome.
She marries a priest.
She leaves the nunhood.
She gets pregnant.
How does Cesare avenge Ursula/Sister Martha’s death?
Drinks himself to death.
Goes after the French army.
He takes a band of mercenaries to raid and destroys the French army, wiping out their entire war machine.
Wipes out Spain.
Destroys the Ottoman Empire.

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Who is Cardinal Orsino Orsini?
A cardinal who is in love with Pope Alexander.
A cardinal who tries to kill Pope Alexander.
A cardinal who plots against Pope Alexander.
He is poisoned at the instruction of Cesare Borgia.
A cardinal who tries to bribe Pope Alexander.
Prince Cem is a rival to what throne?
Ottoman
The Ottoman Empire exists from 1299 to 1923, and after WWI emerges as the country of Turkey.
Byzantine
Tutor
Aztec
Why is Prince Cem with the Borgias?
He ran away from the Sultan.
A deal is made with the Sultan.
They host Cem in exchange for a financial reward.
He is in love with Juan.
He is an alliance to destroy France.

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Caterina Sforza is also known as _______?
Alligator of Forli
Jaguar of Forli
Bear of Forli
Tigress of Forli
She is an enemy of the Pope, who Cesare has sex with instead of convincing her to come to Rome.
Who is the commander of one of the most feared armies in Europe?
Charles VIII: King of France
The Pope makes him the King of Naples only to discover that Naples is devastated by the plague.
Henry VIII: King of England
Yongle Emperor
Ottoman Turks
Juan is supposed to marry ______?
Aragon of Gondor
Bella of Paris
Sancha of Aragon
She is the illegitimate daughter of the King Alfonso II of Naples, who Juan takes on as a mistress instead of a wife.
Johannes of Sweden

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Lucrezia’s only true love is _______?
Juan
Pablo
Cesare
They have a long-term incestuous relationship despite the various marriages and affairs between them.
Roberto
Who captures Forli?
Cesare
He does so by firing a barrage of cannonballs at the point where the tunnel of the old Roman mine meets the wall, causing the wall to cave in.
Juan
Rodrigo
Micheletto
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