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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. How many major versions of the Fenice does Peter say there have been in 200 years?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

2. Who does the narrator say gets up before dawn outside his window?
(a) The rats.
(b) The butcher.
(c) The gondolier.
(d) The fruit and vegetable dealer.

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

4. What does Mayor Cacciari do to protect himself from accusations of bribery in the issue of the rebuilding of the Fenice?
(a) He decides to open the project to competitive bids.
(b) He decides to leave the decision up to the Prime Minister.
(c) He decides to confer the project in a lottery.
(d) He decides to outsource the decision of who will rebuild to a committee.

5. What does Giampaolo say he's good at when it comes to glassblowing?
(a) He's at his best when he's teaching his sons.
(b) He's a good director.
(c) He's always been a technical master.
(d) He's a good soloist.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Giampaolo give each of his family members at his fiftieth birthday party?

4. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?

5. Who does the narrator say put an end to Carnival?

(see the answer key)

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