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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. In later years, people came to the cities of Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples to do what?
(a) Relax.
(b) Celebrate.
(c) Eat.
(d) Study.

2. Who found their way to Italy?
(a) Franks and Saxons.
(b) Russians and Mongolians.
(c) Barbarians and religious pilgrims.
(d) Gauls and Britons.

3. From what other parts of the world do visitors come?
(a) Canada, the Middle East, and Asia.
(b) Russia, China, and Iran.
(c) Russia, Africa, and Asia.
(d) The Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

4. The passion for ______________ allows Italians to glide over life's surface leaving the ugly part as untouched as possible.
(a) Family.
(b) Illusion.
(c) Nature.
(d) Each other.

5. The first of the evil spirits is what?
(a) Shame.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Pain.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Italians believe that newborn babies are surrounded by what?

2. Through the Middle Ages, who was drawn to Italy?

3. Who flocks to Italy each year in increasing numbers?

4. For these aristocrats, do they believe these sacrifices are worth it?

5. This author is a proponent of what?

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