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

2. 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 leave the decision up to the Prime Minister.
(b) He decides to outsource the decision of who will rebuild to a committee.
(c) He decides to open the project to competitive bids.
(d) He decides to confer the project in a lottery.

3. Which word does Alvise Loredan notably use frequently in talking with the narrator and the Lauritzens?
(a) "Grandiose."
(b) "Noble."
(c) "Paradox."
(d) "Important."

4. Why does Lovato oppose the building of a modern new opera house?
(a) It's important to preserve the experience that the architect created for the spectator.
(b) It would damage the acoustics.
(c) The focus should be completely on the stage.
(d) For aesthetic reasons.

5. Which of the following gods does Lovato not mention in talking with the narrator about the interior of the Fenice?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Bacchus.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Count Marcello believe is responsible for the fire?

4. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?

5. What object does a Sicilian prince bring to Signor Seguso in order to authenticate it?

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