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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Iannis cures a village man's deafness by removing a _______________ that had been stuck in his ear since childhood.
(a) marble.
(b) pea.
(c) bean.
(d) seed.

2. What is the content of a telegram from Mussolini to Prime Minister Metaxas of Greece?
(a) He demands new recruits to join the Italian army.
(b) He demands Prime Minister Metaxas' resignation.
(c) He demands more troops to join his own in Italy.
(d) He demands that Greece allow Italian troops to occupy the country.

3. What secret does Carlo Piero Guercio write about in his confession?
(a) His illegitimacy.
(b) His thefts.
(c) His crime of murder.
(d) His homosexuality.

4. Why does the man in #18 want to be deaf again?
(a) He can hear his wife's nagging too clearly now.
(b) He can hear the pounding of the waves against the rocks.
(c) He can hear the dogs barking at night keeping him awake.
(d) He can hear how his wife sings off key.

5. How is Pelagia connected to Dr. Iannis?
(a) She is his patient.
(b) She is his wife.
(c) She is his daughter.
(d) She is his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What task are Carlo and Francisco called to do?

2. Who is the strongman who comes to town to perform an act?

3. What is "L'Omosessuale"?

4. Who has replaced thoughts of Francisco in Carlo's mind?

5. Who is the Prime Minister of Greece?

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