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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Breitwieser and Kleinklaus living in Chapter 2?
(a) Poitiers, France.
(b) Mulhouse, France.
(c) Amiens, France.
(d) Caen, France.

2. According to art inspectors, what percent of stolen pieces were retrieved?
(a) 8.
(b) Less than 10.
(c) 20.
(d) About 15.

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

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

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

6. What type of dog does Breitwieser's mother have in 1995?
(a) Welsh Corgi.
(b) Chihuahua.
(c) Dachsund.
(d) Pomeranian.

7. What surveillance footage did Alexandre Von der Muhll examine in Chapter 15?
(a) Spielzeug Welten Museum.
(b) Alexis Forel Museum.
(c) Lagerhaus Museum.
(d) Tinguely Museum.

8. In Chapter 6, who gave Breitwieser the four-poster bed in his bedroom?
(a) His paternal grandparents.
(b) His mother.
(c) His maternal grandparents.
(d) His father.

9. How old was the castle where Breitwieser saw a terracotta apothecary jar displayed high on a shelf?
(a) 680 years.
(b) 800 years.
(c) 790 years.
(d) 750 years.

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

11. In Chapter 14, where was the European Fine Art Fair held?
(a) Basel.
(b) Maastricht.
(c) London.
(d) Brussels.

12. In Chapter 2, what what centuries were most of the oil paintings that hung on the walls of the house where Breitwieser and Kleinklaus were living?
(a) 16th and 17th.
(b) 15th and 16th.
(c) 17th and 18th.
(d) 14th and 15th.

13. How long did Breitwieser last when his father got him a job in high school on the Peugeot auto-assembly line?
(a) Not quite a month.
(b) A week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

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

15. In Chapter 1, where was the museum located that Breitwieser and Kleinklaus visited?
(a) Antwerp, Belgium.
(b) Bruges, Belgium.
(c) Brussels, Belgium.
(d) Mons, Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the man who took the Mona Lisa work as a handyman at the Louvre?

2. When did Erin Thomopson write her book, Possession?

3. How much did King Francois I pay for the Mona Lisa when he bought it from da Vinci?

4. In Chapter 8, how many museums did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal from in a year?

5. When did the British Museum have the Benin Bronzes, the Rosetta stone, and the Elgin Marbles on display?

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