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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lewis discusses Neapolitan vendettas he says that which of the following individuals told him about this, or else he would not know?
(a) Antonio Priore.
(b) Lo Scalzo.
(c) Poggio Reale.
(d) Ingeniere Crespi.

2. On which of the following dates are Lewis and other men attacked via plane while exploring the Temple of Neptune?
(a) September 19, 1944.
(b) September 10, 1943.
(c) September 14, 1944.
(d) September 8, 1943.

3. When discussing various salaries, Lewis says the the conversion rate for the Italian lira to British pounds is ____ lire for 1 pound.
(a) 400.
(b) 100.
(c) 800.
(d) 200.

4. When discussing Latarullo's part-time job as an "uncle from Rome" for funerals, how much do readers learn that Latarullo charges for this service?
(a) 500 lire.
(b) 1500 lire.
(c) 2000 lire.
(d) 800 lire.

5. When discussing Signora Esposito-Lau, Lewis notes that the Psychological Warfare Bureau reported that what percentage of the Italian people collaborated with Germans?
(a) 25%.
(b) 58%.
(c) 72%.
(d) 96%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis find when he follows the Italian Father Christmas into his cottage in Capaccio?

2. In his discussion of the Palace in Naples, Lewis remarks that the place has how many rooms?

3. When Captain Frazer and Signora Lola finally become engaged, he is horrified at having to participate in an Easter parade down which of the following street?

4. The corrupt police chief says at the end of "December 1943" that he has to prevent a blood feud; what item do local families use to represent blood feuds?

5. Lewis begins work on the suspect file in Naples and must catalog everything; he notes that one report describes an individual that has an obsessive fear of which animal?

(see the answer key)

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