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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. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?
(a) "Disastrous."
(b) "Painful."
(c) "Unreal."
(d) "Complete."

2. Who does Count Marcello believe is responsible for the fire?
(a) The Mafia.
(b) The government.
(c) The police.
(d) Save Venice.

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

4. What does the Count say Venetians are consumed by?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Greed.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Jealousy.

5. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?
(a) Because he became wealthy through his hotel business.
(b) Because he had a mistress.
(c) Because he never liked Venice.
(d) Because the Marghera now creates a lot of ecological problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Loredan say the squalid pigeons are the symbolic heroes of?

2. Why does Giampaolo say he trademarked the name Archimede Seguso?

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

4. What has Alistair McAlpine begun to collect?

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

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