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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. This author asserts that a man must use tactics of mild deception at times in order to do what?
(a) Protect Italy.
(b) Gain personal and business advantage.
(c) Help others.
(d) Defeat the enemy.

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

3. Most families attempt to remain faithful to what?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their government.
(d) The perfect family as possible.

4. The actions of Northerners move them_________ their goals through better jobs.
(a) Farther from.
(b) Closer to.
(c) The same distance as Southerners from.
(d) Away from.

5. Although almost everyone recognizes these minor deceptions for what they are, they are considered what?
(a) An integral part of social and professional relations.
(b) An odd part of the culture.
(c) An unnatural part of social and professional relations.
(d) An unnecessary evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. An Italian mother will care competently for her baby, but when she knows she has an audience, what will she do?

2. The core of Italian belief is that life is what?

3. What makes up the puzzling Problema del Mezzogiorno?

4. Who is another famous Florentine known for ruthless behavior and politics?

5. What was part of one's Italian education?

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