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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Realism and Guicciardini, The Pursuit of Life, The Power of the Family and How to Succeed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the cases of love where a man acts as if he is irresistibly attracted to a woman, can the woman know that his actions indicate true feelings?
(a) Often.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Usually.

2. Visitors drink vast and indiscriminate quantities of ____________.
(a) Champagne.
(b) Coke.
(c) Wine.
(d) Beer.

3. What is the biggest case of illusion?
(a) Italy as a whole.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) Rome.
(d) Saint Peter's Church in Rome.

4. What do Italians think about the rules of capitalism?
(a) They are realistic.
(b) There are too many.
(c) They are not realistic.
(d) There are not enough.

5. The second evil spirit is what?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Desire.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else do Italians think about capitalism?

2. Giuseppe Balsamo is a contemporary of whom?

3. For ages it has been the fate of the Italian people to grasp wealth and power so they achieve it through what?

4. Within the family, the males reign supreme and Italian men are noted for what?

5. Can the ordinary person worship amid such grandeur?

(see the answer key)

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