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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. Which famous Sargent painting did Ariana Curtis refuse to accept as a gift?
(a) "Head of an Italian Woman."
(b) "An Interior in Venice."
(c) "Portrait of Mrs. Daniel Sargent Curtis."
(d) "Madame X."

2. Which covert paramilitary operation was Casson responsible for uncovering?
(a) Pegasus.
(b) Gladio.
(c) Mockingbird.
(d) Operation 40.

3. What did the custodian do when he realized the Fenice was on fire?
(a) He ran back to his office to get his cap and coat.
(b) He ran directly to the photographer's office.
(c) He called the fire department.
(d) He ran downstairs to open the door.

4. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?
(a) Twenty years ago.
(b) Five years ago.
(c) Thirty years ago.
(d) Ten years ago.

5. What kind of bird attacks the pigeon while the narrator is talking to Ludovico De Luigi at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) A pelican.
(b) A parrot.
(c) An albatross.
(d) A seagull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?

2. What has Alistair McAlpine begun to collect?

3. What does the narrator say is the most prominent feature of Felice Casson's face?

4. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?

5. What does Philip Rylands do for a living?

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