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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) Work hard.
(c) Find work.
(d) Spend money.

2. What still remains in Italy?
(a) An unexplained charm.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Crusaders.
(d) Unhappy visitors.

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

4. Cardinal de Rohan of France believed that Cagliostro could do what?
(a) Win the heart of Marie Antoinette.
(b) Make large structures out of gold and diamonds.
(c) Turn water into wine.
(d) Make gold and construct a huge diamond from several tiny stones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of the visitors are more ______________ than the residents.

2. The largest number of visitors come from where?

3. Balsamo became involved in what?

4. Polite lies and flattery are tools of the Italian people in order to do what?

5. What is the biggest case of illusion?

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