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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Problema Del Mezzogiorno, Sicily and the Mafia, Fornovo and After, The Perennial Baroque and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are stories of penniless aristocratic families who live what kind of lives?
(a) Ruthless.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Meager.
(d) Meaningless.

2. In the 1960s, how many people visited Italy?
(a) Twelve billion.
(b) Over twenty million.
(c) Twelve million.
(d) Over twenty billion.

3. What entire city enacted deception?
(a) Rome.
(b) Venice.
(c) Milan.
(d) Florence.

4. When might a family extend into extreme behavior?
(a) Never.
(b) If the government is weakened.
(c) If circumstances warrant.
(d) If they are wealthy.

5. Artists of all types also flock to Italy for what reason?
(a) To buy supplies.
(b) To steal art work.
(c) To study with the best teachers.
(d) To find inspiration and lifestyles that will suit their tastes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Italians cling to illusions such as those exhibited by Casanova and Cagliostro?

2. What does the Italian Code of Chivalry teach?

3. Italians believe that newborn babies are surrounded by what?

4. What do Sicilians prefer to call the Mafia?

5. What rises to power during this time and many people are tried, tortured and killed in the name of preserving the Church?

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