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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does he ever betray his personal beliefs in the service of those whom he detested?
(a) Yes, once.
(b) Yes, as soon as he retired.
(c) No, never.
(d) Yes, but many years later.

2. In Sicily, each man's rank is determined by what?
(a) His looks.
(b) The amount of fear he can generate.
(c) His wealth.
(d) His intelligence.

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

4. What helps Italians navigate through life with as little pain as possible?
(a) Prayers.
(b) A book of rules.
(c) Unwritten rules.
(d) Mantras.

5. People in Southern Italy live more intense lives relying on their instincts but run what risk?
(a) Poverty and insecurity.
(b) Losing what wealth they have.
(c) Not being taken seriously.
(d) Spiritual impoverishment and hedonism.

6. Italian mothers take on an almost divine role in the family paralleling what?
(a) The role of saint.
(b) The role of guardian angel.
(c) The role of Mary the mother of Jesus.
(d) The role of God to the Israelites.

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

8. Why do most Italians have no need to read Guicciardini's writing?
(a) They know him well.
(b) His story is told in every family.
(c) They seem to be born knowing that minding their own business will serve them in all circumstances throughout life.
(d) They would not agree with what he has to say.

9. What do most Italians think about contemporary capitalism?
(a) It cannot be trusted.
(b) They do not understand it.
(c) It is worthless.
(d) It is too difficult to understand.

10. Where do consolation, help, advice, provisions, loans, weapons, allies and accomplices lie?
(a) In the family.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Friends.
(d) The government.

11. What are children taught early?
(a) The importance of community service.
(b) To follow the Catholic faith.
(c) The love of all things Italian.
(d) The dichotomy of the family.

12. In return for protection, what does the family demand?
(a) Absolute loyalty and all wrongs must be avenged.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Nothing.

13. How else is mafioso used?
(a) To describe a person of prideful bearing.
(b) To describe a person who is rude.
(c) To describe a person who is devious.
(d) To describe someone who is a murderer.

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

15. Is payment in the form of money?
(a) Not necessarily.
(b) Yes, usually.
(c) No, never.
(d) Yes, always.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complicates matters even further between Northerners and Southerners?

2. Within the family, the males reign supreme and Italian men are noted for what?

3. The people of this island are extremely ________________.

4. What must each member do to provide for the greater good of the family?

5. The Southerners work toward what?

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