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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivaldi suspect is the cause of death in the investigation?
(a) Poison.
(b) Strangulation.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Old age.

2. What does Vivaldi accuse his mother's adviser of in Chapter 4?
(a) Spying on the Vivaldi family.
(b) Being a thief.
(c) Slandering Ellena to his mother.
(d) Stealing Vivaldi's music.

3. Where is the church in which Vincentio di Vivaldi sees Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?
(a) Sicily.
(b) San Lorenzo.
(c) Rome.
(d) The suburbs of Venice.

4. What does Vivaldi hear Ellena singing when he returns to the villa alone after Bonarmo refuses to accompany him?
(a) An opera.
(b) The song he serenaded her with.
(c) The Italian national anthem.
(d) A religious hymn.

5. Why is Vivaldi's mother displeased with her son when she returns to her apartment?
(a) His display of emotions.
(b) His manner of dress.
(c) The state of her apartment.
(d) The unattended chores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What benefit does Ellena gain after meeting Olivia?

2. What bad news does Vivaldi discover upon entering Ellena's house in Chapter 3?

3. When Paulo tells him of the man in white garb, who does Vivaldi think the man is?

4. What amazes the English travelers in the Introduction?

5. Who does Vivaldi suspect is plaguing him in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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