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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. To what other kind of music do visitors listen?
(a) Small town bands.
(b) Heavy metal bands.
(c) European bands.
(d) Hugely popular bands.

2. Why was arrival by sea dangerous?
(a) Because of rocky shores and limited docking space.
(b) Because of storms, ship's crew mutinies and pirates.
(c) Because of poorly-made vessels.
(d) Because of the risk of theft from a ship's captain.

3. How do female visitors feel about Italian males?
(a) They are too confident.
(b) They are rude and ignorant.
(c) They are irresistible and charming.
(d) They are annoying.

4. From what other parts of the world do visitors come?
(a) The Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
(b) Russia, China, and Iran.
(c) Canada, the Middle East, and Asia.
(d) Russia, Africa, and Asia.

5. What must be done to raw nature?
(a) Landscaped and formed into suitable forms and rituals.
(b) Left alone.
(c) Studied.
(d) Destroyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. For ages it has been the fate of the Italian people to grasp wealth and power so they achieve it through what?

2. Who is Giacomo Casanova?

3. In later years, people came to the cities of Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples to do what?

4. What causes these visitors to make the decision from number 21?

5. What did Giuseppe Balsamo call himself?

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