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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. There are stories of penniless aristocratic families who live what kind of lives?
(a) Meager.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Meaningless.
(d) Ruthless.

4. Who practically formed the country's landscape over the years?
(a) The people.
(b) God.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) The wealthy and powerful.

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

6. The passion for ______________ allows Italians to glide over life's surface leaving the ugly part as untouched as possible.
(a) Family.
(b) Each other.
(c) Nature.
(d) Illusion.

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

8. For these aristocrats, do they believe these sacrifices are worth it?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Not usually.

9. What did Giuseppe Balsamo call himself?
(a) Count Alessandro di Cagliostro.
(b) Giacomo Casanova.
(c) Baldassar Castiglione.
(d) Guiseppe Verdi.

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

11. An Italian mother will care competently for her baby, but when she knows she has an audience, what will she do?
(a) Exaggeratedly fondle and coo over the child.
(b) Hide her baby.
(c) Hand her baby off to strangers.
(d) Ignore the baby.

12. To what other kind of music do visitors listen?
(a) Hugely popular bands.
(b) Heavy metal bands.
(c) European bands.
(d) Small town bands.

13. Who is Guiseppe Balsamo?
(a) A famous author.
(b) One of the most famous charlatans of all time.
(c) One of the most famous Italian teachers.
(d) A famous artist.

14. It is believed that there is both Casanova and Cagliostro in who?
(a) Every Italian man.
(b) Every foreign man.
(c) Every man.
(d) Every wealthy Italian man.

15. Artists of all types also flock to Italy for what reason?
(a) To buy supplies.
(b) To find inspiration and lifestyles that will suit their tastes.
(c) To study with the best teachers.
(d) To steal art work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Can the ordinary person worship amid such grandeur?

3. Cagliostro is imprisoned where for a brief time?

4. For what is Casanova noted?

5. Why do these aristocrats live lives such as this?

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