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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, where was Von der Muhll's office?

2. How much time was Vincenzo Peruggia incarcerated for stealing the Mona Lisa in 1911?

3. When Breitwieser worked for a hardware store chain, what department did he work in?

4. In Breitwieser's Swiss trial, for how many years did the jury sentence Breitwieser to serve for the thefts?

5. In Chapter 21, what did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus take on their second visit to the Art & History Museum?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, where was Breitweiser arrested?

2. What punishment did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus receive for a theft from a private gallery in Lucerne?

3. When Breitwieser met with Von der Muhll, how did he describe Kleinklaus and his mother?

4. What did French therapist Cesar Redondo believe about Kleinklaus's role in the thefts?

5. In the eyes of the law, what was the significance of how a thief stole and how did that affect the judge's maximum fine for Breitwieser in Switzerland?

6. Why were Breitwieser and Kleinklaus arrested in Lucerne in Chapter 22?

7. What did Kleinklaus's lawyer argue, and what punishment did Kleinklaus receive?

8. In Chapter 21, why did a display case at the Art & History Museum in Brussels appear to have items stolen from it?

9. At the Art & History Museum when Breitwieser stole a silver warship, what did he do when stopped by a guard?

10. Why did Bernard Darties of the French art police not believed that Kleinklaus was a pawn in Breitwieser's thievery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Werner Muensterberger wrote a textbook about impulsive collectors. He wrote that unhealthy collection took over a person's life. What did Muensterberger believe it meant to be a collector? Did Breitwieser seem to have a collecting addiction?

Essay Topic 2

Breitwieser said that "the story of art [was] a story of stealing" (66). Why did Breitwieser believe everyone in the art world was a thief in some way? How did Breitwieser believe the story of art was the story of stealing and how did this belief help him excuse his thefts?

Essay Topic 3

When Breitwieser was released from prison, he tried to rebuild his life. How did Breitwieser try to rebuild his life? How and why did his efforts fail?

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