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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, "For a Couple of Bucks".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was closest to Peggy Guggenheim when Philip and Jane befriended her?
(a) John Hohnsbeen.
(b) Arrigo Cipriani.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Peter Lauritzen.

2. Who is at the top of the prosecutor's list of possible defendants regarding the Fenice fire?
(a) The Fenice's general manager.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The director of the restoration work at the Fenice.

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

4. Which spaceship lift-off does Ralph Curtis play for the narrator?
(a) Apollo 12.
(b) Apollo 15.
(c) Apollo 11.
(d) Apollo 14.

5. What is the main focus of Count Marcello's private library?
(a) Venetian history.
(b) Italian history.
(c) The history of the Marcello family.
(d) Art and artists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the catering at the Palazzo Barbaro's private parties, according to Ralph?

2. Which paper does the narrator mention that reports on the many suspicious coincidences surrounding the Fenice fire?

3. What does Leonardo Corbo, the civil protection chief from Rome, say about the fire?

4. How many electricians were in the Fenice after the rest of the reconstruction staff had gone home?

5. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?

(see the answer key)

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