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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Illusion and Cagliostro, The Other Face of the Coin, Cola di Rienzo or the Obsession of Antiquity, and Mussolini or the Limitations of Showmanship.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Visitors drink vast and indiscriminate quantities of ____________.
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Coke.

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

3. What does the author admit about most Italian girls and young women?
(a) They are disturbingly beautiful.
(b) They are uncontrollable.
(c) They are loud and rude.
(d) They are scary.

4. For what is Casanova noted?
(a) His political advances.
(b) His many amorous conquests.
(c) His many works.
(d) His poetry.

5. Italy is still a draw for those wishing to do what?
(a) Indulge in sensuous activities.
(b) Work hard.
(c) Spend money.
(d) Find work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polite lies and flattery are tools of the Italian people in order to do what?

2. The first purpose of show is what?

3. Visitors to Italy often return when?

4. This author asserts that a man must use tactics of mild deception at times in order to do what?

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

(see the answer key)

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