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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Scattolin say will happen to the healthy pigeons?
(a) They will be released.
(b) They will be taken to Rome.
(c) They will be chloroformed.
(d) They will be castrated.

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

3. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?
(a) A mask.
(b) A mess.
(c) A lump of coal.
(d) A fire pit.

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

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

6. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?
(a) Because he became wealthy through his hotel business.
(b) Because he never liked Venice.
(c) Because he had a mistress.
(d) Because the Marghera now creates a lot of ecological problems.

7. What kind of mentality does Peter say doesn't exist in Venice?
(a) The egalitarian mentality.
(b) The democratic mentality.
(c) The Puritan mentality.
(d) The Anglo-Saxon mentality.

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

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

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

11. What are Signor and Signora Seguso doing when they notice the fire?
(a) Getting ready for bed.
(b) Reading the newspaper.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Sitting down to dinner.

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

13. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?
(a) With a host family.
(b) In Lido.
(c) In an apartment.
(d) In a bed and breakfast.

14. What rhythm does Count Marcello tell the narrator that Venice follows?
(a) The rhythm of the water.
(b) The rhythm of the wheel.
(c) The rhythm of bella Italia.
(d) The rhythm of Carnival.

15. What does one attendant of the meeting at the Ateneo Veneto bring as a memento from the fire?
(a) A piece of scenery.
(b) A piece of the curtain.
(c) A piece of ash.
(d) A piece of the chandelier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rose recall living next to in Venice?

2. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?

3. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?

4. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?

5. What is Contessa Marcello's main, immediate concern when she hears about the fire?

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