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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. What does the Count say Venetians are consumed by?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Greed.
(d) Hatred.

2. What does Giampaolo say he's good at when it comes to glassblowing?
(a) He's always been a technical master.
(b) He's at his best when he's teaching his sons.
(c) He's a good soloist.
(d) He's a good director.

3. Who enters into a P.R. war with Luciano Pavarotti over the benefit concert for the rebuilding of the Fenice?
(a) Franco Corelli.
(b) Plácido Domingo.
(c) Woody Allen.
(d) José Carreras.

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

5. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?
(a) Signor Seguso.
(b) Count Giuseppe Volpi.
(c) Count Girolamo Marcello.
(d) Mussolini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Giampaolo's view of glassmaking?

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

3. What does Philip Rylands do for a living?

4. What does the narrator say the Ateneo Veneto once housed?

5. What sport is Casson passionate about?

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