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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "Beware of Falling Angels".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which part of the Palazzo do the Curtises sell in Chapter 8?
(a) The ballroom.
(b) The piano nobile.
(c) The wine cellar.
(d) The upper apartments.

3. How long did Daniel Curtis spend in jail before immigrating to Venice?
(a) One year.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) One month.

4. According to the book, who invented the Bellini?
(a) Giuseppe Cipriani.
(b) Arrigo Cipriani.
(c) Giovanni Bellini.
(d) Harry's Bar.

5. Who was the Fenice's custodian at the time of the fire?
(a) Giuseppe Bonannini.
(b) Vitaliano Bonicelli.
(c) Gilberto Paggiaro.
(d) Renato Carella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giampaolo say he's good at when it comes to glassblowing?

2. What does the narrator find at the Beinecke Library in New Haven that surprises him?

3. What does da Mosto tell the narrator they will be able to recreate now that they found the architectural plans drawn up in 1836?

4. Why doesn't Venice use Donadon's rat poison?

5. Who did Jane Rylands want painted into the portrait of Dadie Rylands she had commissioned?

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