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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "The Rat Man of Treviso".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Loredan say the squalid pigeons are the symbolic heroes of?
(a) Hard workers.
(b) The common man.
(c) The world of tourists.
(d) Democracy.

2. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?
(a) Reality.
(b) The gifts of Venice.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Beauty.

3. What does Dr. Scattolin say will happen to the healthy pigeons?
(a) They will be castrated.
(b) They will be taken to Rome.
(c) They will be chloroformed.
(d) They will be released.

4. Which word does Alvise Loredan notably use frequently in talking with the narrator and the Lauritzens?
(a) "Grandiose."
(b) "Paradox."
(c) "Important."
(d) "Noble."

5. Which paper does the narrator mention that reports on the many suspicious coincidences surrounding the Fenice fire?
(a) Il Giornale.
(b) Corriere della Sera.
(c) Il Gazettino.
(d) La Repubblica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Count Marcello believe is responsible for the fire?

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

3. Which reminders of "La Traviata, Rigoletto and Tancredi" were supposedly housed in the Fenice according to one of the dinner guests at the Carnival ball?

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

5. According to the book, who invented the Bellini?

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