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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes these visitors to make the decision from number 21?

2. What did this city add to the building facades?

3. What still remains in Italy?

4. There are stories of penniless aristocratic families who live what kind of lives?

5. Upon arrival, what were nearly impossible to find?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the first of the evil spirits? Describe it.

3. What do you find to be a important feature of Italy?

4. What is a major reason for Italian travel?

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

6. What is ironic about the lives of Italians and the deception that is a part of life in this country?

7. How do you feel about the deception of the Italian people?

8. Why must one be careful when falling in love in Italy?

9. How was travel to Italy in ancient times?

10. What is the third evil spirit? Describe it.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is irony regarding the Italian illusions.

Part 1) What are the Italian illusions discussed in this book? What is ironic about these?

Part 2) Does this sort of illusion exist elsewhere in the world? If so, where? How? If not, why not?

Part 3) Why are Italians and others drawn so strongly to these illusions?

Essay Topic 2

The Battle of Fornovo was very humiliating.

Part 1) What is the Battle of Fornovo? Why was it humiliating?

Part 2) How did the outcome of this battle affect Italians and their culture?

Part 3) How do the results of this battle still affect Italians today?

Essay Topic 3

The Mafia is very powerful.

Part 1) What is the Mafia? What is the difference between mafia and Mafia?

Part 2) What is mafioso? How does it describe one who is a member of the Mafia? Why is the Mafia so powerful? How do Italian beliefs reinforce the power of the Mafia?

Part 3) Is the Mafia good or bad? Might Italians and Sicilians believe it is good or bad? Why?

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