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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of George Eliot's novels is, according to McCarthy, a "sentimental pastiche of Florentine history"?
(a) Silas Marner.
(b) Daniel Deronda.
(c) Romola.
(d) The Mill on the Floss.

2. According to Chapter 1, who normally sells the postcards in a Florentine church?
(a) The priest.
(b) No one.
(c) The sacristan.
(d) A nun.

3. What adjective does the author use to describe Venice and Siena in Chapter 1?
(a) Modern.
(b) Suave.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Industrial.

4. Which Florentine church is too far outside Florence for most tourists to visit?
(a) The Duomo.
(b) San Miniato.
(c) Santa Trinita.
(d) Santa Maria Novella.

5. Which group of people most commonly gets robbed in Florence?
(a) Italians.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Germans and Swedes.
(d) Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is market day in Florence?

2. Who is buried in the Badia, an abbey?

3. As mentioned at the end of Chapter 1, who hid in the German Institute during World War II?

4. What was the name of Florence's prospective satellite city?

5. To what city is Florence compared in the beginning of Chapter 1?

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