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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. Italian mothers take on an almost divine role in the family paralleling what?
(a) The role of God to the Israelites.
(b) The role of guardian angel.
(c) The role of saint.
(d) The role of Mary the mother of Jesus.

2. What did this man write?
(a) Di Rienzo.
(b) The Fatal Charm of Italy.
(c) The Book of the Courtier.
(d) I Ricordi.

3. The Southerners work toward what?
(a) Through deception.
(b) The acquisition of wealth.
(c) The acquisition of power and influence.
(d) Through the Church.

4. People in Southern Italy live more intense lives relying on their instincts but run what risk?
(a) Losing what wealth they have.
(b) Spiritual impoverishment and hedonism.
(c) Not being taken seriously.
(d) Poverty and insecurity.

5. The men may have many romantic affairs. What are the rights of the wives?
(a) They have no right to question or object to this behavior.
(b) They may divorce their unfaithful husbands.
(c) They may require their husbands to end these affairs.
(d) They also may have romantic affairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the cases of love where a man acts as if he is irresistibly attracted to a woman, can the woman know that his actions indicate true feelings?

2. Guicciardini is the role model for what?

3. The best example of this philosophy is embodied by whom?

4. Everything is better when it does what?

5. What do Italians avoid at all costs?

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