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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through February.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following dates does Lewis, unable to get to Salerno, decide to take a sight-seeing trip to Capaccio?
(a) September 9, 1943.
(b) September 22, 1944.
(c) September 25, 1944.
(d) September 17, 1943.

2. In his descriptions of the small towns around Naples, Lewis mentions that the new mayors of these towns who have been appointed by the Allies are called what?
(a) Sicurezza.
(b) Carabinieri.
(c) Camorra.
(d) Sindacos.

3. Which of the following activities has been legally resumed in December 1943?
(a) Writing.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Sailing.

4. After receiving the supposed good-luck cloth, Lewis hears that Americans from which division have orders to beat ANY Germans to death, even those who surrender?
(a) 45th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 24th.
(d) 19th.

5. When discussing the Separatist group for the restoration of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Lattarullo tells Lewis he believes the war with Germany will be over by which holiday?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Year's.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Naples, Lewis finds several respectable-looking women who have turned to prostitution to support themselves. What do the women charge for their services?

2. When Lewis discusses Neapolitan vendettas he says that which of the following individuals told him about this, or else he would not know?

3. When Sergeant Moore returns from Salerno, Lewis' group is told there is not enough room for them in the command car; with what commodity is the command car full?

4. In the October 9, 1943 entry Lewis says that children in Naples are prying limpets off rocks for food. How much can the children collect in exchange for a pint of limpets?

5. With which of the following captains does Lewis meet after a night spent patrolling the streets of Salerno for German infiltrators?

(see the answer key)

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