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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 does the word mafia indicate?
(a) A state of mind or moral code in the defense of dignity and vengeance prevailing among all Sicilians.
(b) A hard-headed, scary individual.
(c) A dangerous and ruthless man.
(d) An intelligent, independent individual.

2. What do Sicilians prefer to call the Mafia?
(a) Forte societa.
(b) Pauroso societa.
(c) Cattivo societa.
(d) Onorata societa.

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

4. What must be hidden?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Signs of wealth.
(c) All that is ugly and unpleasant.
(d) Nature's beauty.

5. In the aftermath of this battle, what happens to Italy's virtues and assets?
(a) They are destroyed.
(b) They are changed by other European countries.
(c) They are hidden.
(d) They are laid bare and ripe for the picking by other European armies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sicily, each man's rank is determined by what?

2. The best example of this philosophy is embodied by whom?

3. This author is a proponent of what?

4. It is believed that there is both Casanova and Cagliostro in who?

5. What are Sicilians able to avoid?

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