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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1947 History, and 1947 - 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Ida tell Nino about her pregnancy?
(a) Because she feels that it is none of his business.
(b) Because she doesn't think he will believe her.
(c) Because she doesn't think he'll understand.
(d) Because she doesn't want to tell him how it happened.

2. What is Ida's profession?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Librarian.
(d) School teacher.

3. What happened to Rome during the bombing of Italian cities, as of 1943?
(a) It had been spared, thus far.
(b) Only the rich areas had been affected.
(c) Only the poor areas had been affected.
(d) It had been devastated.

4. Who brings Ida startling news of atrocities being committed against Jews?
(a) Alfio.
(b) Ninuzzu.
(c) Vilma.
(d) Nino.

5. What does Ida do, regarding her deceased mother's Jewish heritage, in Chapter 3?
(a) Tries to prevent anyone finding out about it.
(b) Tells everyone she knows, and refuses to hide it.
(c) Reports it to Italian authorities.
(d) Tells only her husband, and begs him not to report it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Duce's son-in-law, in January of 1944?

2. Why does Nino move back into Ida's home in 1946?

3. What city was liberated in 1943, at the cost of 630,000 lives?

4. What does the drunken German soldier do to Ida?

5. Who is not one of the political figures who the Italian Jews feel will protect them, in Chapter 3?

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