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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the officials are quick to do at the meeting in the Ateneo Veneto?
(a) Blame the Mafia for the fire.
(b) Absolve themselves of any wrongdoing.
(c) Call for the immediate building of a modern opera house.
(d) Remind the townspeople that this isn't the first major accident to happen this year.

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

3. What does the narrator say is the most prominent feature of Felice Casson's face?
(a) His glasses.
(b) A demanding look.
(c) A receding chin.
(d) His hooked nose.

4. Who does the narrator say put an end to Carnival?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Pope John XXIII.
(c) Mayor Cacciari.
(d) Napoleon.

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

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

7. Who does Donadon claim to be old friends with?
(a) Santo Versace.
(b) Luciano Benetton.
(c) Silvio Berlusconi.
(d) Maurizio Gucci.

8. What object does a Sicilian prince bring to Signor Seguso in order to authenticate it?
(a) A glass horse.
(b) A glass urn.
(c) A glass vase.
(d) A glass bull.

9. Besides plants, what else does the Plant Man sell?
(a) Salsa lessons.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Watches.

10. Why does Lovato oppose the building of a modern new opera house?
(a) It's important to preserve the experience that the architect created for the spectator.
(b) It would damage the acoustics.
(c) The focus should be completely on the stage.
(d) For aesthetic reasons.

11. What sport is Casson passionate about?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Football.
(d) Hockey.

12. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?
(a) "Complete."
(b) "Painful."
(c) "Disastrous."
(d) "Unreal."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the young girls talking with the carabinieri want?

2. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?

3. What does the narrator say the Palazzo in which he will be living once was?

4. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?

5. What does the Count say would have to happen for him to let go of his anger?

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