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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. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" feel is wasted in the town?
(a) Human emotions.
(b) Brain power.
(c) Natural resources.
(d) Common sense.

2. How is Bistino related to the Marquis?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) The Marquis owes him money.
(c) He used to work for him.
(d) They used to work together.

3. What meetings are held in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" to try to resolve the problems with the fountain?
(a) Court meetings.
(b) Council meetings.
(c) Official mayor meetings.
(d) Town hall meetings.

4. What do people think of Monsignor Filiberto's silence?
(a) They think he has lost his mind.
(b) They think it is a physical sickness.
(c) They don't even notice.
(d) They think he is stupid for agreeing to it.

5. When the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" meets the engineer, what work has been done to the fountain?
(a) It has only been planned.
(b) It hasn't been started yet.
(c) It has been installed.
(d) It is in the process of being designed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Monsignor Filiberto go to France?

2. What happens every time a plan is made for the fountain in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

3. Why does the mayor of Pietrarsa finally agree to move the fountain?

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

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

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