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

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

3. What does Leonardo Corbo, the civil protection chief from Rome, say about the fire?
(a) The fire was clearly too much for the fire brigade.
(b) The panel of experts may never really know what happened.
(c) From his vantage point, it looked like arson.
(d) Fire leaves indelible traces.

4. What did Giampaolo give each of his family members at his fiftieth birthday party?
(a) A glass egg.
(b) A glass bowl.
(c) A glass vase.
(d) A glass bull.

5. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?
(a) In Castello.
(b) In Cannaregio.
(c) In Santa Croce.
(d) On the Giudecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Plant Man like to ask people?

2. What aspect of the fire department's handling of the Fenice fire did the custodian's attorney attack?

3. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?

4. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?

5. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?

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