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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Peaceful Invasion, The Eternal Pilgrimage, The Fatal Charm of Italy and The Importance of Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who practically formed the country's landscape over the years?
(a) The people.
(b) God.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) The wealthy and powerful.

2. What still remains in Italy?
(a) Unhappy visitors.
(b) Pirates.
(c) An unexplained charm.
(d) Crusaders.

3. Why was arrival by sea dangerous?
(a) Because of the risk of theft from a ship's captain.
(b) Because of poorly-made vessels.
(c) Because of storms, ship's crew mutinies and pirates.
(d) Because of rocky shores and limited docking space.

4. Visitors to Italy often return when?
(a) Decades later.
(b) The next week.
(c) Never.
(d) The next year.

5. What did many view Italians as deserving?
(a) Everything that was beautiful and majestic.
(b) To be the seat of the Roman Catholic Church.
(c) The corruption and tyrannies which infiltrate their national history.
(d) Better than they had.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amidst all this spectacle and beauty, however, live the Italians, viewed by many as what?

2. Even though individuals could easily practice their religion in their own towns, the lure of what was irresistible for many?

3. What was part of one's Italian education?

4. What causes these visitors to make the decision from number 21?

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

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