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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who found their way to Italy?
(a) Gauls and Britons.
(b) Russians and Mongolians.
(c) Franks and Saxons.
(d) Barbarians and religious pilgrims.

3. Cagliostro is imprisoned where for a brief time?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Holland.
(d) Italy.

4. What decision do some visitors make according to this chapter?
(a) To never return to Italy.
(b) To stay permanently.
(c) To visit during the winter.
(d) To encourage others to stay away from Italy.

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

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

7. Through the Middle Ages, who was drawn to Italy?
(a) The homeless.
(b) The poor and needy.
(c) The persecuted.
(d) Emperors and military leaders.

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

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

10. What was part of one's Italian education?
(a) The study of Italian politics.
(b) The study of Italian life and culture.
(c) The study of the Italian language.
(d) The study of Italy's art.

11. With what is the magnificent structure mentioned in number 77 filled?
(a) Grand art and architecture.
(b) Selfish people.
(c) Unhappy citizens.
(d) Ruthless rulers.

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

13. Why was arrival by sea dangerous?
(a) Because of rocky shores and limited docking space.
(b) Because of poorly-made vessels.
(c) Because of storms, ship's crew mutinies and pirates.
(d) Because of the risk of theft from a ship's captain.

14. From what other parts of the world do visitors come?
(a) The Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
(b) Russia, Africa, and Asia.
(c) Canada, the Middle East, and Asia.
(d) Russia, China, and Iran.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Almost without fail, all who visit and return are drawn to what?

3. Italy is still a draw for those wishing to do what?

4. Rohan attempts to deceive Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, in what?

5. 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?

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