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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. What decision do some visitors make according to this chapter?
(a) To visit during the winter.
(b) To stay permanently.
(c) To never return to Italy.
(d) To encourage others to stay away from Italy.

2. Why was arrival by sea dangerous?
(a) Because of rocky shores and limited docking space.
(b) Because of the risk of theft from a ship's captain.
(c) Because of poorly-made vessels.
(d) Because of storms, ship's crew mutinies and pirates.

3. In return for protection, what does the family demand?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Love.
(c) Absolute loyalty and all wrongs must be avenged.
(d) Money.

4. Who was this city trying to deceive?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Benito Mussolini.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Foreigners.

5. 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) Usually.
(b) No.
(c) Often.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of behavior do tourists demonstrate?

2. There are visible signs of material advantages in the North, but there is always the danger of what?

3. In exchange for protection by the Mafia, what happens to people?

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

5. In later years, people came to the cities of Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples to do what?

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