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

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

3. What does the Count say would have to happen for him to let go of his anger?
(a) His half-sisters and their husbands would have to apologize.
(b) Venice would have to name a street or square after his father.
(c) The Comune would have to apologize for the damages done to his father's reputation.
(d) Venice would have to repay him for the damages done to his father's estate.

4. What is the main focus of Count Marcello's private library?
(a) Italian history.
(b) The history of the Marcello family.
(c) Art and artists.
(d) Venetian history.

5. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?
(a) In Santa Croce.
(b) In Castello.
(c) In Cannaregio.
(d) On the Giudecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which mask-making studio is well-respected, even among Venetians, according to the book?

2. What do friends tell Rose and Peter they need to get for their downstairs apartment?

3. What do the Lauritzens do while talking that makes it difficult for the narrator to follow them?

4. Why does the narrator say he's come to Venice in February?

5. How many major versions of the Fenice does Peter say there have been in 200 years?

(see the answer key)

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