View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Problema Del Mezzogiorno, Sicily and the Mafia, Fornovo and After, The Perennial Baroque and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mafia is what?
(a) The name for the famous illegal organization.
(b) Gangsters in 1920s Chicago.
(c) A game on the internet.
(d) A group of teenagers.

2. Who flocks to Italy each year in increasing numbers?
(a) Children.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Italians.
(d) Foreign visitors.

3. For these aristocrats, do they believe these sacrifices are worth it?
(a) No.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) Yes.
(d) Not usually.

4. What do Italians avoid at all costs?
(a) Being trapped.
(b) Controlling others.
(c) Being made to look foolish.
(d) Negative thoughts.

5. Giuseppe Balsamo is a contemporary of whom?
(a) Castagliola.
(b) Castiglione.
(c) Casanova.
(d) Cagliostro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Southerners would like to live better lives and would prefer that the gap between North and South would do what?

2. Upon arrival, what were nearly impossible to find?

3. What does the author admit about most Italian girls and young women?

4. From what other parts of the world do visitors come?

5. The Mafia members contend that they are not criminals but rather the enemies of whom?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 205 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample