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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, "Open House".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rhythm does Count Marcello tell the narrator that Venice follows?
(a) The rhythm of the water.
(b) The rhythm of the wheel.
(c) The rhythm of bella Italia.
(d) The rhythm of Carnival.

2. Why does Guthrie tell Lovett that he "...titled himself into oblivion"?
(a) Guthrie has so many titles that no one takes him seriously anymore.
(b) Lovett has so many titles that no one takes him seriously anymore.
(c) Lovett's title doesn't really exist.
(d) Guthrie's title doesn't really exist.

3. What kind of uniform is Capitano Mario Moro wearing the second time the narrator sees him?
(a) A carabiniere's uniform.
(b) A soldier's uniform.
(c) A gondolier's uniform.
(d) A fireman's uniform.

4. What does one attendant of the meeting at the Ateneo Veneto bring as a memento from the fire?
(a) A piece of scenery.
(b) A piece of the curtain.
(c) A piece of ash.
(d) A piece of the chandelier.

5. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?
(a) Bergdorf Goodman.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Bloomingdale's.
(d) Saks Fifth Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary de Rachwiltz live?

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

3. What sport is Casson passionate about?

4. What does Laura Migliori say caused the most damage to the Fenice frescoes?

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

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