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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rises to power during this time and many people are tried, tortured and killed in the name of preserving the Church?
(a) The Spanish Inquisition.
(b) The Holy Inquisition.
(c) The Portuguese Inquisition.
(d) The Medieval Inquisition.

2. What do Sicilians prefer to call the Mafia?
(a) Forte societa.
(b) Onorata societa.
(c) Cattivo societa.
(d) Pauroso societa.

3. The Southerners work toward what?
(a) The acquisition of wealth.
(b) The acquisition of power and influence.
(c) Through deception.
(d) Through the Church.

4. The confusion about the Mafia is almost always perpetuated by whom?
(a) The media.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The Sicilians.
(d) The organization itself.

5. What must each member do to provide for the greater good of the family?
(a) Be willing to sacrifice finances.
(b) Be willing to sacrifice personal property.
(c) Be will to leave the family.
(d) Be willing to sacrifice personal property and finances if the situation calls for it.

6. There are visible signs of material advantages in the North, but there is always the danger of what?
(a) Economic collapse.
(b) Spiritual impoverishment and hedonism.
(c) Losing that advantage.
(d) Poverty and insecurity.

7. What does the Italian Code of Chivalry teach?
(a) The proper way to defend oneself.
(b) The proper way to defend a woman.
(c) The proper behavior between gentlemen when one is challenged by another.
(d) The proper behavior for treating others.

8. Within the family, the males reign supreme and Italian men are noted for what?
(a) Their manliness and affected posturing.
(b) Their need for love.
(c) Their care of women.
(d) Their strength and intelligence.

9. Mafia itself has how many meanings?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

10. What is one use of the term mafioso?
(a) Evil.
(b) Ruthless.
(c) Strong.
(d) Members of the Mafia.

11. 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.

12. Southerners appreciate wealth. What do they feel about wealth?
(a) It is more important thant the appearance of wealth.
(b) It creates enemies.
(c) It is necessary.
(d) It is not as important as the appearance of wealth.

13. What do Italians avoid at all costs?
(a) Being trapped.
(b) Controlling others.
(c) Negative thoughts.
(d) Being made to look foolish.

14. Guicciardini is the role model for what?
(a) The way all Italians would like to live.
(b) Caring for others.
(c) Acting based on one's beliefs and feelings.
(d) Separating personal emotions and thoughts in the conduct of reprehensible business.

15. What is the main source of power for all Italians?
(a) The government.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Friends.
(d) The family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the aftermath of this battle, what happens to Italy's virtues and assets?

2. In Sicily, each man's rank is determined by what?

3. About what is this book?

4. Southerners would like to live better lives and would prefer that the gap between North and South would do what?

5. The men may have many romantic affairs. What are the rights of the wives?

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