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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. Everything is better when it does what?
(a) Is able to be studied by others.
(b) Is given the chance to grow.
(c) Sparkles and has some form of order.
(d) Is allowed to be itself.

2. Guicciardini became a lawyer and went into what service in 1515?
(a) Papal.
(b) Military.
(c) Corporate law.
(d) Political.

3. Can the ordinary person worship amid such grandeur?
(a) Frequently.
(b) Yes.
(c) Usually.
(d) No.

4. Within the family, the males reign supreme and Italian men are noted for what?
(a) Their care of women.
(b) Their manliness and affected posturing.
(c) Their strength and intelligence.
(d) Their need for love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What must be done to raw nature?

2. Even though individuals could easily practice their religion in their own towns, the lure of what was irresistible for many?

3. Amidst all this spectacle and beauty, however, live the Italians, viewed by many as what?

4. The surface of Italian life has many characteristics of what?

5. Why could this man not achieve practical results?

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