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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From where is this man?
(a) Rome.
(b) Florence.
(c) Venice.
(d) Milan.
2. The Southerner relies on what to achieve the same goals as the Northerners?
(a) Education.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Power.
(d) Illegal activities.
3. What makes up the puzzling Problema del Mezzogiorno?
(a) Profound differences between the Romans and Tuscans.
(b) Profound differences between the Italians and Sicilians.
(c) Profound differences between the Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox.
(d) Profound differences between the two Italies.
4. Most families attempt to remain faithful to what?
(a) Their government.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) The perfect family as possible.
(d) Their friends.
5. There are visible signs of material advantages in the North, but there is always the danger of what?
(a) Losing that advantage.
(b) Spiritual impoverishment and hedonism.
(c) Economic collapse.
(d) Poverty and insecurity.
6. This bastion of security can have many positive facets but also can exhibit negatively in what?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) War.
(d) Fear.
7. Guicciardini is the role model for what?
(a) Caring for others.
(b) Separating personal emotions and thoughts in the conduct of reprehensible business.
(c) Acting based on one's beliefs and feelings.
(d) The way all Italians would like to live.
8. Within the family, the males reign supreme and Italian men are noted for what?
(a) Their need for love.
(b) Their manliness and affected posturing.
(c) Their care of women.
(d) Their strength and intelligence.
9. What rises to power during this time and many people are tried, tortured and killed in the name of preserving the Church?
(a) The Portuguese Inquisition.
(b) The Holy Inquisition.
(c) The Spanish Inquisition.
(d) The Medieval Inquisition.
10. When might a family extend into extreme behavior?
(a) If circumstances warrant.
(b) Never.
(c) If the government is weakened.
(d) If they are wealthy.
11. What is one book that reigns supreme in cases of conduct?
(a) I Ricordi.
(b) La Mimica Degli Antichi Invesigate Nel Gestire Napoletano.
(c) The Book of the Courtier.
(d) Codice Cavalleresco Italiano.
12. What do Mafia members feel that they are sometimes forced to do?
(a) Follow the laws.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Hide.
(d) Commit acts of force in the completion of their duties.
13. The culture and qualities of the Italian people are ______________ on this island.
(a) Diminished.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Magnified.
(d) The same.
14. What helps Italians navigate through life with as little pain as possible?
(a) Mantras.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Unwritten rules.
(d) A book of rules.
15. In Sicily, each man's rank is determined by what?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) The amount of fear he can generate.
(c) His wealth.
(d) His looks.
Short Answer Questions
1. Everything during the Baroque period is done for what reason?
2. What do most Italians think about contemporary capitalism?
3. The Northerners believe that what is the way to achieve their goals?
4. The author describes the humiliation of Italy in what battle?
5. What are Sicilians able to avoid?
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