View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "At Water Level".

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) Plácido Domingo.
(c) Woody Allen.
(d) Franco Corelli.

2. What does the narrator say the Palazzo in which he will be living once was?
(a) A center for a fraternal order.
(b) A British embassy.
(c) A Doge's palace.
(d) A government building.

3. What is Contessa Marcello's main, immediate concern when she hears about the fire?
(a) Whether the Prime Minister's wife will be coming to the ball.
(b) The safety of her possessions.
(c) The safety of her family.
(d) The inappropriateness of the ball.

4. What is "Antica Mole"?
(a) A tourist attraction.
(b) A canal near the narrator's new apartment.
(c) A trattoria near the narrator's new apartment.
(d) An important museum and cultural center.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?

3. What does one attendant of the meeting at the Ateneo Veneto bring as a memento from the fire?

4. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 301 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample