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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 does Leonardo Corbo, the civil protection chief from Rome, say about the fire?
(a) The fire was clearly too much for the fire brigade.
(b) Fire leaves indelible traces.
(c) From his vantage point, it looked like arson.
(d) The panel of experts may never really know what happened.

2. What does the narrator say the officials are quick to do at the meeting in the Ateneo Veneto?
(a) Absolve themselves of any wrongdoing.
(b) Remind the townspeople that this isn't the first major accident to happen this year.
(c) Blame the Mafia for the fire.
(d) Call for the immediate building of a modern opera house.

3. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?
(a) Bloomingdale's.
(b) Saks Fifth Avenue.
(c) Tiffany.
(d) Bergdorf Goodman.

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

5. What does Peter say the new structure of the Fenice will have to be made of?
(a) Steel.
(b) Brick.
(c) Wood.
(d) Concrete.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?

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

3. What sport is Casson passionate about?

4. What is the main focus of Count Marcello's private library?

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

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