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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Count Marcello's speech to the board center around?
(a) Lovett's incompetence.
(b) His reasons for his impending resignation.
(c) The organization's image in Venice.
(d) Guthrie's incompetence.

2. Where did Larry Lovett's fortune come from?
(a) Kroger.
(b) Wal-Mart.
(c) Safeway.
(d) Piggly Wiggly.

3. Which of Henry James's works does Chapter 9, the story of the Rylands's involvement with Olga Rudge, revolve around?
(a) The Wasteland.
(b) The Cantos.
(c) The Wings of the Dove.
(d) The Aspern Papers.

4. Which of Henry James' novels was written with descriptions of the Palazzo Barbaro?
(a) Turn of the Screw.
(b) Portrait of a Lady.
(c) The Wings of the Dove.
(d) Washington Square.

5. Why is Nicola's lawyer suspicious of Gardin?
(a) His publishing company doesn't exist.
(b) He's desperate for media attention.
(c) He never tells the truth.
(d) He tried to fake a will in which he was Stefani's sole heir.

6. What does Laura Migliori say caused the most damage to the Fenice frescoes?
(a) The negligent work of the Impregilo rebuilding team.
(b) The humid Venice air.
(c) The heat of the flames.
(d) The muddy salt water used to put out the fire.

7. How is Patricia Curtis dressed when the narrator first sees her?
(a) All in white.
(b) All in blue.
(c) All in red.
(d) All in black.

8. How much did Enrico Carella's debt amount to at the time of the fire?
(a) $7,000.
(b) $120,000.
(c) $75,000.
(d) $12,000.

9. How does Aldo Rossi insist on being addressed?
(a) "Voi."
(b) "Lei."
(c) "Tu."
(d) "Signor."

10. Who does the author trace the history of Save Venice back to?
(a) Colonel James Gray.
(b) John Ruskin.
(c) Walter Bareiss.
(d) Bob Guthrie.

11. What does Jack Wasserman think of Larry Lovett?
(a) His behavior is threatening to destroy Save Venice.
(b) He has never been smart enough for Save Venice.
(c) His contribution to Save Venice in the form of celebrity and royal attention far outweighs Guthrie's contribution.
(d) He's aloof and doesn't do the work required for Save Venice.

12. Who else served a term at the prison Marchetti is sent to?
(a) Paolo di Lauro.
(b) Charles Ponzi.
(c) Carmine Alfieri.
(d) "Angel Face" Maniero.

13. Where did the quote on Stefani's gravestone come from?
(a) Nicola wrote it.
(b) Gardin wrote it.
(c) The Ateneo Veneto wrote it.
(d) Stefani wrote it himself.

14. During which period was the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli built?
(a) During the Gothic Era.
(b) During the Colonial Era.
(c) During the Baroque Era.
(d) During the Renaissance Era.

15. What kind of bird attacks the pigeon while the narrator is talking to Ludovico De Luigi at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) An albatross.
(b) A seagull.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A pelican.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mayor Costa erect in front of the Fenice when Sacaim begins rebuilding?

2. Who was closest to Peggy Guggenheim when Philip and Jane befriended her?

3. How does Guthrie respond to Lesa Marcello's refusal to turn down the prize for Lovett?

4. What does De Luigi say he is painting while he is working on a jeweled dress floating against a barren landscape?

5. How did Impregilo manage to cut time and cost off their bid?

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