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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1985, how long did two burglars in Mexico City scout the National Museum of Anthropology before stealing Mayan and Aztec artifacts?
(a) 45 days.
(b) 70 days.
(c) 50 days.
(d) 60 days.

2. What was the going rate for stolen works in Chapter 18?
(a) 5-15% of retail.
(b) 4% of retail.
(c) 2% of retail.
(d) 3-10% of retail.

3. How far apart in age were Breitwieser and Kleinklaus?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

4. When did psychotherapist Schmidt subject Breitwieser to a battery of psychological tests?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2000.

5. How many people did it take in 1975 at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to steal a Rembrandt?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Picasso reportedly offer Gery Pieret money to steal ancient stone figurines?

2. When did Semir Zeki, a professor of neuroscience, use MRI scanners to track neural activity when volunteers looked at works of art?

3. How long after Breitwieser stole the crossbow was there an article in the local newspaper about the crime?

4. In 1976 in Avignon, France, how man Picassos were stolen all at once?

5. Before stealing the Madeleine, where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a folding fan and two tobacco boxes?

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