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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?
(a) Signor Seguso.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Count Giuseppe Volpi.
(d) Count Girolamo Marcello.

2. What is Contessa Marcello's main, immediate concern when she hears about the fire?
(a) Whether the Prime Minister's wife will be coming to the ball.
(b) The safety of her family.
(c) The safety of her possessions.
(d) The inappropriateness of the ball.

3. Why does Lovato oppose the building of a modern new opera house?
(a) The focus should be completely on the stage.
(b) It would damage the acoustics.
(c) It's important to preserve the experience that the architect created for the spectator.
(d) For aesthetic reasons.

4. What kind of uniform is Capitano Mario Moro wearing the second time the narrator sees him?
(a) A soldier's uniform.
(b) A gondolier's uniform.
(c) A carabiniere's uniform.
(d) A fireman's uniform.

5. Who is at the top of the prosecutor's list of possible defendants regarding the Fenice fire?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) The director of the restoration work at the Fenice.
(c) The Fenice's general manager.
(d) The mayor.

6. What does Peter say the new structure of the Fenice will have to be made of?
(a) Brick.
(b) Steel.
(c) Wood.
(d) Concrete.

7. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?
(a) A lump of coal.
(b) A fire pit.
(c) A mask.
(d) A mess.

8. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?
(a) In Santa Croce.
(b) In Cannaregio.
(c) In Castello.
(d) On the Giudecca.

9. What do the Lauritzens do while talking that makes it difficult for the narrator to follow them?
(a) They keep interrupting each other.
(b) They switch back and forth between English and Italian.
(c) They keep changing the subject.
(d) They talk at the same time.

10. What does the narrator call his game of taking pictures at unplanned moments?
(a) "Photo roulette."
(b) "Unplanned pics."
(c) "Photo surprise."
(d) "Picture bingo."

11. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?
(a) In Lido.
(b) With a host family.
(c) In an apartment.
(d) In a bed and breakfast.

12. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?
(a) Thirty years ago.
(b) Ten years ago.
(c) Five years ago.
(d) Twenty years ago.

13. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Maximillian.
(d) Charlemagne.

14. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?
(a) He thinks the meshing is too fine to be effective.
(b) He'd like to have better access to the fresh air.
(c) He's surprised that mosquitoes can fly right through.
(d) He feels claustrophobic with screens on the windows.

15. What does the narrator note about the continuing relationship between Woody Allen and Mayor Cacciari since Allen had been charged with trespassing?
(a) Allen and the Mayor continued to be friends.
(b) The friendship had soured since the incident.
(c) The Mayor could no longer speak with Allen out of embarrassment over the incident.
(d) The Mayor officiated at Allen's wedding to Soon-Yi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mentality does Peter say doesn't exist in Venice?

2. Why did Massimo Donadon give his company a German name?

3. What does the narrator say the officials are quick to do at the meeting in the Ateneo Veneto?

4. What does the Count say would have to happen for him to let go of his anger?

5. Which paper does the narrator mention that reports on the many suspicious coincidences surrounding the Fenice fire?

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