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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. Almost without fail, all who visit and return are drawn to what?
(a) Italian food.
(b) The Italian zest for life.
(c) Italian women.
(d) Italian men.

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

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

4. For most males, what activity is primary?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Singing.
(c) Drinking.
(d) The sport of pursuing women.

5. What was part of one's Italian education?
(a) The study of Italian politics.
(b) The study of Italian life and culture.
(c) The study of Italy's art.
(d) The study of the Italian language.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do female visitors feel about Italian males?

2. Artists of all types also flock to Italy for what reason?

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

4. What was considered an invaluable part of a person's education?

5. Author Henry James claimed that the pleasure of Italy was inseparably tied to what?

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