View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which prize was offered to Lawrence Dow Lovett in Chapter 12?
(a) The Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
(b) The Pietro Torta Prize.
(c) The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.
(d) The Pritzker Prize.

2. What does the graffiti the narrator begins to notice around Venice claim loneliness is?
(a) "...not being loved."
(b) "...being alone."
(c) "...loving no one."
(d) "...loving others to no avail."

3. How many electricians were in the Fenice after the rest of the reconstruction staff had gone home?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

4. What does the narrator say he drinks while visiting the Marchetti family?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coke.
(c) Tocai.
(d) Grappa.

5. Why is Nicola's lawyer suspicious of Gardin?
(a) He never tells the truth.
(b) He's desperate for media attention.
(c) His publishing company doesn't exist.
(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 muddy salt water used to put out the fire.
(b) The heat of the flames.
(c) The humid Venice air.
(d) The negligent work of the Impregilo rebuilding team.

7. What does Philip Rylands do for a living?
(a) He is director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is director of the Ezra Pound Foundation.
(d) He is a scholar.

8. What does the narrator tell the reader about da Mosto's father?
(a) He's a separatist.
(b) He's a socialist.
(c) He's a racist.
(d) He's a fascist.

9. What is "The Barbaro Project"?
(a) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original state.
(b) A project to write a book about the Palazzo.
(c) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original owners.
(d) A project to send the world's nuclear fire codes to Mars.

10. What did Jane Rylands say to Harald Böhm, the sculptor who had helped Jane move the papers out of Olga's house?
(a) "Be sure you don't tell Arrigo about today, or peggio per te."
(b) "Be sure you don't tell anybody about today, or peggio per te."
(c) "Be sure you don't tell Olga about today, or peggio per te."
(d) "Be sure you don't tell Philip about today, or peggio per te."

11. Why does Guthrie tell Lovett that he "...titled himself into oblivion"?
(a) Guthrie has so many titles that no one takes him seriously anymore.
(b) Lovett has so many titles that no one takes him seriously anymore.
(c) Guthrie's title doesn't really exist.
(d) Lovett's title doesn't really exist.

12. According to the book, how long had the policeman been waiting at the front door when the custodian showed up?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Forty minutes.

13. When do the police say they'll arrest De Luigi?
(a) Next week.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) When he does something illegal.
(d) When they feel like it.

14. How does Migliori intend to secure the fresco?
(a) She'll build a security wall.
(b) She'll cover it with Japanese paper to keep pieces from falling off.
(c) She has policeman on constant patrol.
(d) She'll cover it with plaster.

15. How does Casson know that Carella and Marchetti didn't have a spritz at the Bar al Teatro La Fenice as they say they did?
(a) The bartender testified that they weren't at the bar that night.
(b) Another electrician admitted they made the story up.
(c) The bar wasn't open that night.
(d) Enrico's girlfriend made a statement that they were at her house at the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jane Rylands want painted into the portrait of Dadie Rylands she had commissioned?

2. How did Arrigo Cipriani, the owner of Harry's Bar, become involved in the issue between Jane Rylands and Olga Rudge?

3. What does Nicola say he's discovered about Stefani?

4. What work did Ralph Curtis first publish with a group of friends?

5. What does the narrator say De Luigi's painted flames match?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 696 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample