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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "Glass Warfare".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Venetian glassblowers traditionally work?
(a) On Giudecca.
(b) On San Michele.
(c) On Murano.
(d) On Tronchetto.

2. What kind of mentality does Peter say doesn't exist in Venice?
(a) The democratic mentality.
(b) The Anglo-Saxon mentality.
(c) The egalitarian mentality.
(d) The Puritan mentality.

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

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

5. Which mask-making studio is well-respected, even among Venetians, according to the book?
(a) TragiComica.
(b) Carta Alta.
(c) Mondonovo.
(d) Ca' Macana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does Alvise Loredan notably use frequently in talking with the narrator and the Lauritzens?

2. In which quarter does the narrator take an apartment?

3. What does the narrator note about the continuing relationship between Woody Allen and Mayor Cacciari since Allen had been charged with trespassing?

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

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

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