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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Breitwieser filmed his mother after stealing Sibylle of Cleves, how much did he say he wanted to steal when Kleinklaus turned the camera on him?
(a) $6 billion.
(b) Billions.
(c) Millions.
(d) $5 million.

2. When did Picasso reportedly offer Gery Pieret money to steal ancient stone figurines?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1906.

3. When Breitwieser stole a 300-year--old serving platter, how many screws had to be removed from a plexiglass case before he could take the platter?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 14.
(d) 30.

4. When did Semir Zeki, a professor of neuroscience, use MRI scanners to track neural activity when volunteers looked at works of art?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2017.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2015.

5. When was a Francisco Goya portrait of The Duke of Wellington stolen?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1960.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to art inspectors, what percent of stolen pieces were retrieved?

2. When was it believed the Horses of Saint Mark were sculpted?

3. From where did Breitwieser take a silver-and-gold trophy from 1689?

4. How far apart in age were Breitwieser and Kleinklaus?

5. For how many centuries were the Horses of Saint Mark on the facade of Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice?

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