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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Polite lies and flattery are tools of the Italian people in order to do what?
(a) Stay popular.
(b) Perpetuate the necessary illusions.
(c) Earn wealth.
(d) Be happy.

3. In later years, people came to the cities of Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples to do what?
(a) Study.
(b) Celebrate.
(c) Eat.
(d) Relax.

4. What was considered an invaluable part of a person's education?
(a) Vacationing in Italy.
(b) Learning Italian.
(c) Studying Italy.
(d) Time spent in Italy.

5. For ages it has been the fate of the Italian people to grasp wealth and power so they achieve it through what?
(a) Illusions.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Prayer.

6. How do female visitors feel about Italian males?
(a) They are rude and ignorant.
(b) They are irresistible and charming.
(c) They are annoying.
(d) They are too confident.

7. What kind of behavior do tourists demonstrate?
(a) Bored.
(b) Slightly frenzied.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Lazy.

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

9. Rohan attempts to deceive Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, in what?
(a) A political battle.
(b) A jewelry scheme.
(c) A card game.
(d) A marriage.

10. Italy was on the route of the crusaders on their way to where?
(a) The United States.
(b) Turkey.
(c) The Holy Land.
(d) France.

11. The first of the evil spirits is what?
(a) Pain.
(b) Shame.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Lust.

12. Author Henry James claimed that the pleasure of Italy was inseparably tied to what?
(a) The human element.
(b) Its food.
(c) Its landscape.
(d) Its architecture.

13. In the 1950s, how many people visited Italy?
(a) Twelve million.
(b) Five billion.
(c) Twelve billion.
(d) Five million.

14. Why do wealthy people come to Italy?
(a) To avoid paying large income taxes.
(b) To show off their wealth.
(c) To make others jealous.
(d) To enjoy the peace and quiet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Visitors drink vast and indiscriminate quantities of ____________.

2. What did many view Italians as deserving?

3. Would most of these visitors consider doing any of these previously-mentioned activities in their own hometowns?

4. Why do Italians cling to illusions such as those exhibited by Casanova and Cagliostro?

5. Who practically formed the country's landscape over the years?

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