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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in Benevento, Lewis says the Canadians have a bad reputation there, due to the Sergeant-Major's habit of abusing civilians with what?
(a) Gun.
(b) Rope.
(c) Knife.
(d) Whip.

2. 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) River.
(b) Oil.
(c) Blood.
(d) Milk.

3. Lewis says that his friend Simmons had watched a display at Guarda Sanframondi where devotees half kill themselves in honor of the Virgin every ____ years.
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

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

5. In his discussion of the marriage application investigations he must conduct, Lewis says that ___ out of 10 Italian girls have lost their men to the war?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

6. When a prostitute presents herself at the police station expecting a blanket in return for her services, Lewis is astonished to find that she is how old?
(a) 68.
(b) 35.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

7. While in the hospital Lewis mentions that Signoras Lola and Susanna will be going on a retreat to Ischia to "deflate," and that they will eat what to accomplish this?
(a) Deer.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Ibex.
(d) Cormorants.

8. When discussing the customary pilgrimage to the shrine of Cybele, Lewis says that it has been a custom for how long?
(a) 600 years.
(b) 1500 years.
(c) 2000 years.
(d) 300 years.

9. 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) Patierno.
(b) Ruffino.
(c) Salerno.
(d) Losurdo.

10. After Eric Williams' discussion of Nola, which of Lewis' contacts asks him for a dinner meeting at Amalfi?
(a) Del Giudice.
(b) Antonio Ceechi.
(c) Eugenio Reale.
(d) Latarullo.

11. When Lewis refuses the blanket-requesting prostitute at the police station, she remains good natured and accepts what other item Lewis offers?
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) 200 lire.
(d) Wine.

12. Of the marriage application investigations Lewis has completed by April 5, 1944 how many of the Italian women turned out to be prostitutes?
(a) 12.
(b) 28.
(c) 35.
(d) 22.

13. While discussing Latarullo's home furnishings Lewis describes a dingy piece of rock, supposedly from the sanctuary of which saint?
(a) St. Michael.
(b) St. John.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) St. Peter.

14. 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) Bacon.
(b) Chili.
(c) Hamburger.
(d) Turkey.

15. As part of the A-Force's plan to use venereal disease (STD) as a weapon, Lewis says that a number of prostitutes are rounded up and taken on a day trip where?
(a) San Vincenzo.
(b) Capri.
(c) Rome.
(d) Portofino.

Short Answer Questions

1. While discussing Domenico Lupo's raiding bands Lewis says that one of the biggest issues is the looting of what?

2. 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?

3. During their visit to the bones of St. Andrew, the informant tells Lewis that the bones excrete the rejuvenating fluid how many times per year?

4. After hearing the Marshal of Benevento's concerns about bandits outside the town, Lewis discusses the problem with the local schoolmaster; what is the man's name?

5. As part of Lewis' introduction to Benevento he receives a scrap of paper listing the prices for small tasks; what should he expect to pay for help from the principal citizen?

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