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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second evil spirit is what?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Desire.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Jealousy.

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

3. One of the most prominent proponents of illusion was the author __________________.
(a) Giacomo Casanova.
(b) Giuseppe Balsamo.
(c) Baldassar Castiglione.
(d) Benito Mussolini.

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

5. What do female visitors believe about Italian men?
(a) They do not like foreign women.
(b) They do not like Italian women.
(c) They do not pay attention to their particular marital status or circumstances.
(d) They are selfish and rude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of behavior do tourists demonstrate?

2. Is this influx of people in Italy new?

3. Does this magnificent place serve the purpose for which it was originally intended?

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

5. Balsamo became involved in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was travel to Italy in ancient times?

2. Is tourism new to Italy? Why or why not?

3. How does this opening affect the reader?

4. In what activities to visitors take part?

5. What is a major reason for Italian travel?

6. When is a time when an entire city used deception in order to perpetuate the necessary illusions?

7. What did author Henry James say regarding the pleasure of Italy?

8. How important are nonverbal gestures?

9. What is the second evil spirit? Describe it.

10. Who is Guiseppe Balsamo?

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