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

2. What entire city enacted deception?
(a) Milan.
(b) Rome.
(c) Venice.
(d) Florence.

3. What does the author admit about most Italian girls and young women?
(a) They are disturbingly beautiful.
(b) They are loud and rude.
(c) They are uncontrollable.
(d) They are scary.

4. Who practically formed the country's landscape over the years?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) The people.
(c) God.
(d) The wealthy and powerful.

5. Whose knowledge of Italy's geography and culture is deep?
(a) The visitors.
(b) The teachers.
(c) The locals.
(d) The politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. For most males, what activity is primary?

2. The first purpose of show is what?

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

4. What do female visitors believe about Italian men?

5. In the 1960s, how many people visited Italy?

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