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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "Beware of Falling Angels".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which prize was offered to Lawrence Dow Lovett in Chapter 12?
(a) The Pietro Torta Prize.
(b) The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.
(c) The Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
(d) The Pritzker Prize.

2. Who does the narrator say gets up before dawn outside his window?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The rats.
(c) The fruit and vegetable dealer.
(d) The gondolier.

3. Why does Guthrie tell Lovett that he "...titled himself into oblivion"?
(a) Guthrie's title doesn't really exist.
(b) Guthrie has so many titles that no one takes him seriously anymore.
(c) Lovett's title doesn't really exist.
(d) Lovett has so many titles that no one takes him seriously anymore.

4. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?
(a) Because he became wealthy through his hotel business.
(b) Because he never liked Venice.
(c) Because he had a mistress.
(d) Because the Marghera now creates a lot of ecological problems.

5. What is "The Barbaro Project"?
(a) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original owners.
(b) A project to write a book about the Palazzo.
(c) A project to send the world's nuclear fire codes to Mars.
(d) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original state.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author trace the history of Save Venice back to?

2. What reason does Guthrie give the narrator for not resigning?

3. What does Dr. Scattolin say will happen to the healthy pigeons?

4. How is Patricia Curtis dressed when the narrator first sees her?

5. What does Jack Wasserman think of Larry Lovett?

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