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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. Cardinal de Rohan of France believed that Cagliostro could do what?
(a) Make large structures out of gold and diamonds.
(b) Win the heart of Marie Antoinette.
(c) Make gold and construct a huge diamond from several tiny stones.
(d) Turn water into wine.

2. What accounts for much of the male attention towards women in Italy?
(a) The women are intelligent.
(b) The women are very demanding.
(c) The women are threatening.
(d) The women are very beautiful.

3. Who is another famous Florentine known for ruthless behavior and politics?
(a) Giacomo Casanova.
(b) Cola di Rienzo.
(c) Niccolo Machiavelli.
(d) Baldassra Castiglione.

4. Most visitors engage in ________________ activities.
(a) The same.
(b) Odd.
(c) Different.
(d) Varying.

5. What do Mafia members feel that they are sometimes forced to do?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Commit acts of force in the completion of their duties.
(c) Follow the laws.
(d) Hide.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the biggest case of illusion?

3. Guicciardini served as _____________ and arrested and tortured those who disagreed with Papal decrees.

4. What must each member do to provide for the greater good of the family?

5. Why do most Italians have no need to read Guicciardini's writing?

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