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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. Who is "The Thousand"?
(a) The cockroaches that live in the shelter.
(b) A large, half-Neapolitan family.
(c) A large group of cats who prowl the alleys at night.
(d) The stars the refugees can see through the ceiling of the shelter.

2. Gandhi was arrested by troops from what nation, in 1942?
(a) Britain.
(b) The United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

3. What was the cause of death for the patriarch of the family from Genzano?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Liver failure.

4. What is Ida able to do, as a result of the money she finds in Eppetondo's mattress?
(a) Pay others to help her with Useppe.
(b) Buy Useppe new clothes.
(c) Move herself and Useppe to a rented room.
(d) Stock up on food and trade goods.

5. Nino is very proud of what possession in 1946?
(a) A color television.
(b) A nice car.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) An expensive radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was not one of the three world leaders to meet at the summit in Teheran?

2. What name does Useppe utter, when he has a strange flash of memory?

3. What year is it, in the novel, when Gunther is introduced?

4. Who arrives with a message for Carlo Vivaldi, during one of his nights at the shelter?

5. The trial in Nuremberg ended with how many death sentences for war criminals?

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