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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Illusion and Cagliostro, The Other Face of the Coin, Cola di Rienzo or the Obsession of Antiquity, and Mussolini or the Limitations of Showmanship.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Amidst all this spectacle and beauty, however, live the Italians, viewed by many as what?
(a) Honest and straightforward.
(b) Beautiful and kind.
(c) Deceitful, poor and dirty.
(d) Wealthy and powerful.

2. Polite lies and flattery are tools of the Italian people in order to do what?
(a) Stay popular.
(b) Perpetuate the necessary illusions.
(c) Earn wealth.
(d) Be happy.

3. This author asserts that a man must use tactics of mild deception at times in order to do what?
(a) Gain personal and business advantage.
(b) Defeat the enemy.
(c) Protect Italy.
(d) Help others.

4. For what is Casanova noted?
(a) His many amorous conquests.
(b) His political advances.
(c) His many works.
(d) His poetry.

5. Even though individuals could easily practice their religion in their own towns, the lure of what was irresistible for many?
(a) The birthplace of Christ.
(b) The spectacle and majesty of visiting this holy city.
(c) Other Catholics.
(d) Well-spoken priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do visitors attempt to speak?

2. Why do foreigners seem to have trouble with this belief in illusion?

3. Who practically formed the country's landscape over the years?

4. From what other parts of the world do visitors come?

5. Artists of all types also flock to Italy for what reason?

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