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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. Who does the narrator say put an end to Carnival?
(a) Mayor Cacciari.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Pope John XXIII.
(d) Mussolini.

2. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?
(a) "Fire Magician."
(b) "Wizard of Fire."
(c) "Maestro."
(d) "The Glassmaker."

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

4. Who does Rose recall living next to in Venice?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Ezra Pound.
(d) Robert Frost.

5. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?
(a) Count Giuseppe Volpi.
(b) Signor Seguso.
(c) Count Girolamo Marcello.
(d) Mussolini.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Signor Seguso's hands is "permanently cupped"?

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

3. Which of the following gods does Lovato not mention in talking with the narrator about the interior of the Fenice?

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

5. What does the narrator say the Palazzo in which he will be living once was?

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