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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aldo Palazzeschi's Bistino and the Marquis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Spoleto convince Madonna Zilia to visit Monsignor Filiberto?
(a) He says he will pay her.
(b) He says she will get hurt if she doesn't.
(c) He gives her gifts.
(d) He begs her.

2. How does Nunzia describe the Countess?
(a) As a nagging woman.
(b) As a wonderful woman.
(c) As a boring woman.
(d) As a hateful woman.

3. Why does the mayor of Pietrarsa finally agree to move the fountain?
(a) He knows the people won't change their minds.
(b) He gets paid to have the fountain moved.
(c) The engineer talks the mayor into it.
(d) He lets them vote on it.

4. What was the goal of literary "Futurists"?
(a) To start over new.
(b) To create a new type of literature.
(c) To write about the future.
(d) To discuss the past.

5. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," what is wrong with the town's democratic system?
(a) There aren't enough people that vote.
(b) It stalls any progress trying to be made.
(c) It doesn't have term limits.
(d) There isn't a leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," what happens while the fountain's construction is halted?

2. How does Monsignor Filiberto feel about Madonna Zilia's requested oath of silence?

3. Who gathers around the mayor of Pietrarsa's house in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

4. Why does the Marquis move in with the Countess?

5. Where does the Marquis live?

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