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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lewis and Evans are sent to search through Prince Pignatelli's apartment, they find a glass of wine left behind with what substance in it?
(a) Pearls.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Gold leaf.
(d) Lead.

2. In the March 5, 1944 entry Lewis says that according to Signora Lola a letter can be sent to Rome via a local jeweler for how much money?
(a) 100 lire.
(b) 200 lire.
(c) 400 lire.
(d) 60 lire.

3. After Signora Lola gives Lewis the information about illicit letters being sent, Lattarullo provides Lewis with the name of a letter carrier. What is the man's name?
(a) Losurdo.
(b) Patierno.
(c) Ruffino.
(d) Salerno.

4. After they search Prince Pignatelli's apartment, Lewis and Evans learn that some local women actually followed the custom of Poppaea Sabina and took baths in what?
(a) Blood.
(b) River.
(c) Milk.
(d) Oil.

5. After discussing Latarullo's home furnishings and souvenirs, Lewis remarks that his friend reads how many newspapers per day?
(a) 5 - 7.
(b) 8 - 10.
(c) 15 - 20.
(d) 1 - 4.

6. When told to tidy up the black market situation Lewis investigates Vittorio Fortuna, a pharmacist known to traffic illegally in what medication?
(a) Benzedrine.
(b) Tetanus.
(c) Penicillin.
(d) Amphetamine.

7. In his April 1, 1944 entry Lewis spends time Signora Lola and says that she looks wonderful, having put on some weight due to the return of what food to Naples?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Steak.
(c) White bread.
(d) Caviar.

8. When Lewis talks about Allied cargo stolen from the Port of Naples, he says that according to estimates the equivalent of how much cargo is stolen?
(a) 1 in 3 ships.
(b) 3 of 5 ships.
(c) 2 of 7 ships.
(d) 1 in 4 ships.

9. When Lewis visits the house set up--illegally--by Captain Frazer and Signora Lola, he notes that it is badly damaged from an air raid that happened on which date?
(a) April 1, 1944.
(b) March 14, 1944.
(c) December 11, 1943.
(d) October 30, 1943.

10. When Lewis investigates various Italian salaries, he says that the lowest income for a public official is that of the postman at what amount per month?
(a) 450 lire.
(b) 875 lire.
(c) 380 lire.
(d) 240 lire.

11. In Lewis' description of the Neapolitan suburb he has not visited he contrasts the common greys and reds of Naples with what colors in this suburb?
(a) Pink and green.
(b) Blue and brown.
(c) Purple and yellow.
(d) Green and yellow.

12. Lewis visits which of the following volcanoes during his time in the last Neapolitan suburb he has to visit?
(a) Monte Amiata.
(b) Iblei.
(c) Etna.
(d) Solfatara.

13. After Lewis moves in to the Hotel Vesuvio he invites his new acquaintances to a dinner of what army ration, which none of them have tasted before?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Hamburger.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Chili.

14. 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?
(a) Via Roma.
(b) Via Venezia.
(c) Via Chiaia.
(d) Via Toledo.

15. When the Marshal of Benevento voices concerns that the town is surrounded by bandits, he proposes to go after them with how many Carabinieri?
(a) 3.
(b) 24.
(c) 50.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing various salaries, Lewis says the the conversion rate for the Italian lira to British pounds is ____ lire for 1 pound.

2. When discussing the single Neapolitan suburb he has not visited, Lewis notes that the famous San Gennaro was thrown to the lions here in what year?

3. Of the marriage application investigations Lewis has completed by April 5, 1944 how many of the Italian women turned out to be prostitutes?

4. As "June 1944" opens Lewis remarks that the inevitable has finally happened, as how many Moors have been murdered in a village near Cancello?

5. On which of the following dates in "March 1944" does Mt. Vesuvius erupt?

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