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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. Author Henry James claimed that the pleasure of Italy was inseparably tied to what?
(a) Its landscape.
(b) The human element.
(c) Its food.
(d) Its architecture.

2. When do tourists demonstrate the kind of behavior mentioned in number 7?
(a) When leaving Italy.
(b) Upon arriving in Rome.
(c) When deciding to travel to Italy.
(d) Upon crossing over the border into Italy.

3. What has drawn these people to Italy?
(a) The inviting climate and riches.
(b) The available housing.
(c) The freedom.
(d) The inviting locals.

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

5. In ancient times, travel was _________________.
(a) Boring.
(b) Simple.
(c) Precarious at best.
(d) Easy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the 1950s, how many people visited Italy?

3. Why was arrival by sea dangerous?

4. Whose knowledge of Italy's geography and culture is deep?

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

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