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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what date had Breitwieser and Kleinklaus stolen three out of every four weekends for nearly two years?
(a) Early 1997.
(b) September 1997.
(c) May 1997.
(d) Mid-1997.

2. How long did Breitwieser work as a security guard at the Mulhouse History Museum?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) A month.
(d) 2 months.

3. What did Von der Muhll compare museums to?
(a) Cathedrals.
(b) Churches.
(c) Shrines.
(d) Chapels.

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

5. When was it believed the Horses of Saint Mark were sculpted?
(a) 3rd century BC
(b) 5th century BC.
(c) 6th century BC.
(d) 4th century BC.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1985, how long did two burglars in Mexico City scout the National Museum of Anthropology before stealing Mayan and Aztec artifacts?

2. By 1997, how long had Breitwieser and Kleinklaus been together?

3. In January 1997, where did Breitwieser decide to go on a weekend mission?

4. In Chapter 15, how many inspectors in Switzerland specialized in art crime?

5. How long did Breitwieser last when his father got him a job in high school on the Peugeot auto-assembly line?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stendhal syndrome?

2. How did Breitwieser steal the Adam and Eve sculpture?

3. What did Breitwieser look like?

4. Although Breitwieser claimed he did not interact much with his mother, how did they interact?

5. What painting did Breitwieser steal at a Sotheby's estate auction and how did he take it?

6. How was Breitwieser able to steal a painting from the European Fine Art Fair?

7. In January 1997, how did Breitwieser decide to throw the police off their trail?

8. What were the Horses of Saint Mark, and how had they been stolen throughout the centuries?

9. Why did Breitwieser give up on a theft of a knife in May 1996 and then return later to get the knife?

10. What was the weakness at the Rubens House that allowed Breitwieser to steal the Adam and Eve sculpture?

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