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

2. How is Patricia Curtis dressed when the narrator first sees her?
(a) All in red.
(b) All in black.
(c) All in blue.
(d) All in white.

3. How many electricians were in the Fenice after the rest of the reconstruction staff had gone home?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Seven.

4. How did Ezra Pound first meet Olga Rudge?
(a) They first met at one of her concerts.
(b) They first met at one of his readings.
(c) They first met in Venice.
(d) They first met at the party of a mutual friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What difference does Massimo Donadon claim to have made in the rat poison market?

2. What rhythm does Count Marcello tell the narrator that Venice follows?

3. Which reminders of "La Traviata, Rigoletto and Tancredi" were supposedly housed in the Fenice according to one of the dinner guests at the Carnival ball?

4. What did Giampaolo give each of his family members at his fiftieth birthday party?

5. How many doges were in Alvise Loredan's family?

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