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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Illusion and Cagliostro, The Other Face of the Coin, Cola di Rienzo or the Obsession of Antiquity, and Mussolini or the Limitations of Showmanship.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Italy is still a draw for those wishing to do what?
(a) Indulge in sensuous activities.
(b) Find work.
(c) Work hard.
(d) Spend money.

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

3. Amidst all this spectacle and beauty, however, live the Italians, viewed by many as what?
(a) Deceitful, poor and dirty.
(b) Wealthy and powerful.
(c) Honest and straightforward.
(d) Beautiful and kind.

4. How do visitors attempt to speak?
(a) Loudly and slowly.
(b) Quietly.
(c) With their hands.
(d) In Italian.

5. What drives the tourists to Italy?
(a) Inexpensive retirement.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Some unknown urge.
(d) Peace and quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who practically formed the country's landscape over the years?

2. It is necessary for each Italian to do what?

3. Balsamo was what?

4. The passion for ______________ allows Italians to glide over life's surface leaving the ugly part as untouched as possible.

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

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