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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. What helps Italians navigate through life with as little pain as possible?
(a) Mantras.
(b) Unwritten rules.
(c) Prayers.
(d) A book of rules.

2. In later years, people came to the cities of Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples to do what?
(a) Celebrate.
(b) Eat.
(c) Study.
(d) Relax.

3. Guicciardini became a lawyer and went into what service in 1515?
(a) Military.
(b) Corporate law.
(c) Papal.
(d) Political.

4. Does this magnificent place serve the purpose for which it was originally intended?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Usually.
(d) Often.

5. Through the Middle Ages, who was drawn to Italy?
(a) Emperors and military leaders.
(b) The homeless.
(c) The poor and needy.
(d) The persecuted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do these aristocrats live lives such as this?

2. What decision do some visitors make according to this chapter?

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

4. From what other parts of the world do visitors come?

5. In ancient times, travel was _________________.

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