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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. Who was this city trying to deceive?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Benito Mussolini.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) The Pope.

2. What accounts for much of the male attention towards women in Italy?
(a) The women are intelligent.
(b) The women are very beautiful.
(c) The women are threatening.
(d) The women are very demanding.

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

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

5. For what is Casanova noted?
(a) His poetry.
(b) His political advances.
(c) His many amorous conquests.
(d) His many works.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do female visitors feel about Italian males?

2. Why do foreigners seem to have trouble with this belief in illusion?

3. What was one of the major reasons for Italian travel?

4. One of the most prominent proponents of illusion was the author __________________.

5. What entire city enacted deception?

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