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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Giampaolo say he's good at when it comes to glassblowing?
(a) He's a good soloist.
(b) He's always been a technical master.
(c) He's at his best when he's teaching his sons.
(d) He's a good director.

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

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

4. Why does the narrator say he's come to Venice in February?
(a) Venice looks best at this time of year.
(b) The weather is perfect at this time of year.
(c) At this time of year, Venetians have Venice all to themselves.
(d) He happens to be doing research for a book.

5. What does the narrator say the Ateneo Veneto once housed?
(a) The Academy of Art.
(b) A fraternal order dedicated to escorting condemned prisoners to the gallows.
(c) A fraternal order of monks.
(d) A museum of Venetian history.

6. What does the narrator note about the continuing relationship between Woody Allen and Mayor Cacciari since Allen had been charged with trespassing?
(a) The friendship had soured since the incident.
(b) The Mayor could no longer speak with Allen out of embarrassment over the incident.
(c) Allen and the Mayor continued to be friends.
(d) The Mayor officiated at Allen's wedding to Soon-Yi.

7. What does the Count say would have to happen for him to let go of his anger?
(a) His half-sisters and their husbands would have to apologize.
(b) Venice would have to name a street or square after his father.
(c) Venice would have to repay him for the damages done to his father's estate.
(d) The Comune would have to apologize for the damages done to his father's reputation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?

2. What does the glass historian Rosa Barovier tell the narrator about the Segusos?

3. What does the Count say Venetians are consumed by?

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

5. What does Giampaolo compare Murano to in talking about creativity?

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