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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the panel of experts come to its initial conclusion that the Fenice fire was not caused by arson?
(a) It appears that the beams in the lobby on the third level burned slowly.
(b) There was no motive for arson.
(c) Witnesses had come forward that had stated that they saw the fire start slowly.
(d) The construction site was so orderly and well-secured that no one could have gotten in.

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

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

5. What animal does the narrator physically compare Venice to?
(a) A cat.
(b) A fish.
(c) A frog.
(d) A lion.

6. What do the young girls talking with the carabinieri want?
(a) A couple of cigarettes.
(b) Autographs.
(c) A look at the fallen mayor.
(d) A tour of the wreckage.

7. What was the floor in Rose and Peter's basement apartment previously made of?
(a) Stone.
(b) Wood.
(c) Marble.
(d) Dirt.

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

9. Who does Count Marcello believe is responsible for the fire?
(a) The government.
(b) Save Venice.
(c) The police.
(d) The Mafia.

10. What does Count Marcello insist Venetians never do?
(a) Walk to work.
(b) Lie.
(c) Sit on St. Mark's square.
(d) Tell the truth.

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

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

13. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?
(a) The Mafia.
(b) Save Venice.
(c) The police.
(d) The government.

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

15. 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?
(a) The original sets.
(b) The original costumes.
(c) The handwritten original scores.
(d) The original casts' signatures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?

2. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?

3. What does the Plant Man like to ask people?

4. What does the narrator say the Ateneo Veneto once housed?

5. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?

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