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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Slow Burn".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does the narrator physically compare Venice to?
(a) A fish.
(b) A lion.
(c) A frog.
(d) A cat.

2. What rhythm does Count Marcello tell the narrator that Venice follows?
(a) The rhythm of the wheel.
(b) The rhythm of the water.
(c) The rhythm of bella Italia.
(d) The rhythm of Carnival.

3. What do the Lauritzens do while talking that makes it difficult for the narrator to follow them?
(a) They talk at the same time.
(b) They keep changing the subject.
(c) They switch back and forth between English and Italian.
(d) They keep interrupting each other.

4. Who does Count Marcello believe is responsible for the fire?
(a) The Mafia.
(b) Save Venice.
(c) The police.
(d) The government.

5. What do friends tell Rose and Peter they need to get for their downstairs apartment?
(a) Rat screens.
(b) A "magazzino."
(c) An air conditioner.
(d) A "condono."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lovato oppose the building of a modern new opera house?

3. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?

4. How did the panel of experts come to its initial conclusion that the Fenice fire was not caused by arson?

5. Who enters into a P.R. war with Luciano Pavarotti over the benefit concert for the rebuilding of the Fenice?

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