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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Last Canto".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Giampaolo say he trademarked the name Archimede Seguso?
(a) To protect it from being diluted when other designers created pieces under his brand name.
(b) To protect his interest in the sale of his father's glass.
(c) To protect it from being used by Gino after his father's death.
(d) To protect his sons' portion of the family inheritance.

2. Who is at the top of the prosecutor's list of possible defendants regarding the Fenice fire?
(a) The Fenice's general manager.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The director of the restoration work at the Fenice.
(d) The mayor.

3. Which covert paramilitary operation was Casson responsible for uncovering?
(a) Gladio.
(b) Operation 40.
(c) Mockingbird.
(d) Pegasus.

4. Why does Lovato oppose the building of a modern new opera house?
(a) It's important to preserve the experience that the architect created for the spectator.
(b) It would damage the acoustics.
(c) The focus should be completely on the stage.
(d) For aesthetic reasons.

5. Which of the following gods does Lovato not mention in talking with the narrator about the interior of the Fenice?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Bacchus.
(d) Dionysus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of uniform is Capitano Mario Moro wearing the second time the narrator sees him?

2. Besides plants, what else does the Plant Man sell?

3. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?

4. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?

5. What object does a Sicilian prince bring to Signor Seguso in order to authenticate it?

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