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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is at the top of the prosecutor's list of possible defendants regarding the Fenice fire?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The Fenice's general manager.
(d) The director of the restoration work at the Fenice.

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

3. Why does Giampaolo say he trademarked the name Archimede Seguso?
(a) To protect his sons' portion of the family inheritance.
(b) To protect his interest in the sale of his father's glass.
(c) To protect it from being diluted when other designers created pieces under his brand name.
(d) To protect it from being used by Gino after his father's death.

4. What is Giampaolo's view of glassmaking?
(a) He believes that family is more important than glassmaking.
(b) He's a traditionalist.
(c) He believes only artists should make glass.
(d) He's a daring designer.

5. Why did Massimo Donadon give his company a German name?
(a) He thinks Germany seems solid, scientific, and efficient.
(b) Wernher von Braun, the man who designed the rockets that took men to the moon, was his hero.
(c) His grandmother, to whom he owes his business, was German.
(d) So the Venetians would think he was from an exotic country.

6. Who does the narrator say gets up before dawn outside his window?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The gondolier.
(c) The fruit and vegetable dealer.
(d) The rats.

7. Where is Peter from originally?
(a) California.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Ohio.

8. What does Peter say the new structure of the Fenice will have to be made of?
(a) Brick.
(b) Steel.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Wood.

9. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?
(a) "Fire Magician."
(b) "Wizard of Fire."
(c) "Maestro."
(d) "The Glassmaker."

10. Which paper does the narrator mention that reports on the many suspicious coincidences surrounding the Fenice fire?
(a) La Repubblica.
(b) Il Giornale.
(c) Il Gazettino.
(d) Corriere della Sera.

11. What is Contessa Marcello's main, immediate concern when she hears about the fire?
(a) The safety of her possessions.
(b) Whether the Prime Minister's wife will be coming to the ball.
(c) The safety of her family.
(d) The inappropriateness of the ball.

12. How many major versions of the Fenice does Peter say there have been in 200 years?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

13. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) The gifts of Venice.
(d) Reality.

14. How many doges were in Alvise Loredan's family?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main focus of Count Marcello's private library?

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

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

4. Who does Rose say the McAlpines are "hiding out" in Venice from?

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

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