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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. Rohan attempts to deceive Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, in what?
(a) A political battle.
(b) A card game.
(c) A marriage.
(d) A jewelry scheme.

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

3. 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.

4. Italians believe that the effects of life _______________ be eliminated.
(a) Can.
(b) Could.
(c) Cannot.
(d) Should.

5. What did Giuseppe Balsamo call himself?
(a) Count Alessandro di Cagliostro.
(b) Giacomo Casanova.
(c) Baldassar Castiglione.
(d) Guiseppe Verdi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drives the tourists to Italy?

2. What are these spirits destined to do?

3. Italy is still a draw for those wishing to do what?

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

5. Who is Giacomo Casanova?

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