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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Realism and Guicciardini, The Pursuit of Life, The Power of the Family and How to Succeed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rohan attempts to deceive Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, in what?
(a) A political battle.
(b) A marriage.
(c) A card game.
(d) A jewelry scheme.

2. What do other Italians think of the better-educated Italians who have no need for these tools for living life as pain-free as possible?
(a) They are crazy.
(b) They can sometimes be perceived as being less Italian.
(c) They must not be Italian.
(d) They are more Italian.

3. What book did this author write?
(a) The Book of Love.
(b) The Book of Hours.
(c) The Book of the Courtier.
(d) The Book of Fate.

4. The first of the evil spirits is what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pain.
(d) Lust.

5. After serving two more popes, Guicciardini returns to Florence and acts as local henchman for the powerful_________________ family even though he despises them.
(a) Moriarty.
(b) Musciella.
(c) Menici.
(d) Medici.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although almost everyone recognizes these minor deceptions for what they are, they are considered what?

2. The surface of Italian life has many characteristics of what?

3. Within the family, the males reign supreme and Italian men are noted for what?

4. The third evil spirit is what?

5. Everything is better when it does what?

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