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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. Author Henry James claimed that the pleasure of Italy was inseparably tied to what?
(a) Its food.
(b) Its architecture.
(c) Its landscape.
(d) The human element.

2. Is this influx of people in Italy new?
(a) Yes.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) Maybe.
(d) No.

3. What was one of the major reasons for Italian travel?
(a) Work.
(b) Vacation.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Religious pilgrimages to Rome.

4. The third evil spirit is what?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Shame.
(c) Lust.
(d) Hunger.

5. What must be done to raw nature?
(a) Destroyed.
(b) Left alone.
(c) Landscaped and formed into suitable forms and rituals.
(d) Studied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through the Middle Ages, who was drawn to Italy?

2. How do visitors attempt to speak?

3. Italians believe that the effects of life _______________ be eliminated.

4. What does the author admit about most Italian girls and young women?

5. Polite lies and flattery are tools of the Italian people in order to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about the draw of the weather for visitors. What do you think about this?

2. How is Italian life like a play or show?

3. Describe Cola di Rienzo.

4. What is the fourth evil spirit? Describe it.

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

6. How might art devotees feel in Italy?

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

8. Why is it believed that both Casanova and Cagliostro can be found in every Italian man?

9. How do the Italians feel about work?

10. What is the first purpose of having life be like a show?

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