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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Giampaolo give each of his family members at his fiftieth birthday party?
(a) A glass egg.
(b) A glass vase.
(c) A glass bull.
(d) A glass bowl.

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

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

4. What aspect of the fire department's handling of the Fenice fire did the custodian's attorney attack?
(a) The fire brigade didn't know which magistrate was on call the night of the fire.
(b) The fire brigade argued with the national police about who was in charge.
(c) The fire brigade should have filled the canal behind the Fenice.
(d) The fire brigade didn't have the proper equipment.

5. What is "Antica Mole"?
(a) An important museum and cultural center.
(b) A canal near the narrator's new apartment.
(c) A tourist attraction.
(d) A trattoria near the narrator's new apartment.

6. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Charlemagne.
(d) Maximillian.

7. Where do Venetian glassblowers traditionally work?
(a) On San Michele.
(b) On Giudecca.
(c) On Tronchetto.
(d) On Murano.

8. What has Alistair McAlpine begun to collect?
(a) Boats.
(b) Neckties.
(c) Police truncheons.
(d) Paintings.

9. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?
(a) Signor Seguso.
(b) Count Girolamo Marcello.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Count Giuseppe Volpi.

10. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?
(a) He thinks the meshing is too fine to be effective.
(b) He'd like to have better access to the fresh air.
(c) He feels claustrophobic with screens on the windows.
(d) He's surprised that mosquitoes can fly right through.

11. What does the Count say Venetians are consumed by?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Greed.
(d) Jealousy.

12. What do the men trying to net the pigeons scatter for them?
(a) Bread crumbs.
(b) Rice.
(c) Seeds.
(d) Cornmeal.

13. Why doesn't Venice use Donadon's rat poison?
(a) They are deeply suspicious of Germans.
(b) They don't believe in Donadon's products.
(c) They don't trust Donadon.
(d) They only award contracts to the lowest bidder.

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

15. Which word does Alvise Loredan notably use frequently in talking with the narrator and the Lauritzens?
(a) "Paradox."
(b) "Important."
(c) "Grandiose."
(d) "Noble."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Donadon claim to be old friends with?

2. Where is Peter from originally?

3. What does one attendant of the meeting at the Ateneo Veneto bring as a memento from the fire?

4. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?

5. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?

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