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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much older was framer Christian Meichler than Breitwieser?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 8 years.

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

4. In Chapter 20, in two years, how many solo jobs had Breitwieser completed?
(a) 2 or 3 a month.
(b) 3 or 4 a month.
(c) 1 or 2 a month.
(d) 4 or 5 a month.

5. For how many centuries were the Horses of Saint Mark on the facade of Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice?
(a) 5 centuries.
(b) 6 centuries.
(c) 4 centuries.
(d) 7 centuries.

6. In Chapter 15, what was the date of most of the works that have been stolen that Von der Muhll was pursuing?
(a) 1500s.
(b) 1600s.
(c) Late Renaissance.
(d) Early Renaissance.

7. Where was the one-employee museum where Breitwieser took three ivory figurines and a tobacco box out of a cube-shaped case?
(a) Italy.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

8. How many books did Breitwieser eventually have in his personal art library?
(a) About 600 books.
(b) Over 500 books.
(c) 750.
(d) 450.

9. In January 1997, how long did it take Breitwieser and Kleinklaus to drive to Brussels?
(a) 7 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

10. When did Vincenzo Peruggia steal the Mona Lisa?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1911.

11. When did Edward Lloyd offer a reward for watches?
(a) 1688.
(b) 1691.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1703.

12. By 1997, how long had Breitwieser and Kleinklaus been together?
(a) 3 years.
(b) About 4 years.
(c) More than 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

13. How tall was the sculpture Breitwieser wanted to steal in Chapter 1?
(a) 17 inches.
(b) 10 inches.
(c) 3 inches.
(d) 9 inches.

14. According to The Journal of Art Crime, what was the value of annual art thefts?
(a) $900 million.
(b) Hundreds of millions of dollars.
(c) Several billion dollars.
(d) $2 billion.

15. When did Breitwieser steal a crossbow?
(a) February 1995.
(b) January 1995.
(c) December 1994.
(d) March 1995.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, how old was the sculpture Breitwieser wanted to steal?

3. By what date had Breitwieser and Kleinklaus stolen three out of every four weekends for nearly two years?

4. In September 1995, from where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a painting that had a security camera pointed directly at it?

5. How long did Breitwieser work as a security guard at the Mulhouse History Museum?

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