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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first purpose of show is what?
(a) To make life acceptable.
(b) To have fun.
(c) To make a living.
(d) To entertain.

2. Who was this city trying to deceive?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Benito Mussolini.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) The Pope.

3. Upon arrival, what were nearly impossible to find?
(a) Locals.
(b) Friends.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Accommodations.

4. Who flocks to Italy each year in increasing numbers?
(a) Children.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Italians.
(d) Foreign visitors.

5. Whose knowledge of Italy's geography and culture is deep?
(a) The teachers.
(b) The visitors.
(c) The locals.
(d) The politicians.

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

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

8. Does this magnificent place serve the purpose for which it was originally intended?
(a) Often.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Usually.

9. To what kind of music do visitors listen?
(a) Country.
(b) Opera.
(c) Rap.
(d) Rock.

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

11. The core of Italian belief is that life is what?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Strange.
(d) Catastrophic.

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

13. Everything is better when it does what?
(a) Is given the chance to grow.
(b) Is able to be studied by others.
(c) Sparkles and has some form of order.
(d) Is allowed to be itself.

14. Why do Italians cling to illusions such as those exhibited by Casanova and Cagliostro?
(a) It keeps life exciting.
(b) Real life is too brutal and ugly to be endured without pretense.
(c) The visitors are drawn to this illusion.
(d) Real life is too dule to be endured without pretense.

15. When do tourists demonstrate the kind of behavior mentioned in number 7?
(a) When leaving Italy.
(b) When deciding to travel to Italy.
(c) Upon crossing over the border into Italy.
(d) Upon arriving in Rome.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what other parts of the world do visitors come?

3. It is necessary for each Italian to do what?

4. What was considered an invaluable part of a person's education?

5. An Italian mother will care competently for her baby, but when she knows she has an audience, what will she do?

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