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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Lewis says that his friend Simmons had watched a display at Guarda Sanframondi where devotees half kill themselves in honor of the Virgin every ____ years.
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.
2. In Lewis' discussion of various salary levels, how much does he say an Italian major makes per month?
(a) 2875 lire.
(b) 4235 lire.
(c) 1425 lire.
(d) 3063 lire.
3. While in Benevento, Lewis says the Canadians have a bad reputation there, due to the Sergeant-Major's habit of abusing civilians with what?
(a) Knife.
(b) Gun.
(c) Whip.
(d) Rope.
4. After Mt. Vesuvius erupts Lewis visits a local seismologist, Professor Saraceno, for information about the event. With what does Lewis pay the man for his advice?
(a) Corned beef.
(b) 2 apples.
(c) 100 lire.
(d) Shoes.
5. When Lewis visits the house set up--illegally--by Captain Frazer and Signora Lola, he notes that it is badly damaged from an air raid that happened on which date?
(a) March 14, 1944.
(b) October 30, 1943.
(c) December 11, 1943.
(d) April 1, 1944.
6. When discussing the awful behavior of French colonial troops as they ravage the countryside, Lewis says doctors in Castro di Volsci treat how many rapes?
(a) 85.
(b) 150.
(c) 700.
(d) 300.
7. Lewis visits Loreto in the hospital and is told by the nurse taking care of him that Loreto will last how long, at the most?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 14 days.
(d) 3 hours.
8. How old is the boy in "March 1944" who arrives at the 92nd General Hospital missing 3 fingers?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.
9. During their visit to the bones of St. Andrew, the informant tells Lewis that the bones excrete the rejuvenating fluid how many times per year?
(a) 102.
(b) 67.
(c) 28.
(d) 3.
10. When discussing various salaries, Lewis says the the conversion rate for the Italian lira to British pounds is ____ lire for 1 pound.
(a) 400.
(b) 100.
(c) 800.
(d) 200.
11. When discussing the customary pilgrimage to the shrine of Cybele, Lewis says that it has been a custom for how long?
(a) 600 years.
(b) 1500 years.
(c) 2000 years.
(d) 300 years.
12. After Lewis moves in to the Hotel Vesuvio he invites his new acquaintances to a dinner of what army ration, which none of them have tasted before?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Hamburger.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Chili.
13. After taking his informant to dinner, Lewis is asked to visit the bones of St. Andrew to collect a rumored miracle fluid; how much does the informant pay for this privilege?
(a) 800 lire.
(b) 200 lire.
(c) 50 lire.
(d) 150 lire.
14. As Lewis arrives in Benevento he notes that the whole population of the city is dressed in black because it is custom to wear mourning for how long after a family death?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 3 months.
15. As Lewis discusses the "Robin Hood" tradition in the Zona di Camorra he notes that the main example is Domenico Lupo; what explanation does Lewis give for the man's name?
(a) Snake.
(b) Bear.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Bandit.
Short Answer Questions
1. When a prostitute presents herself at the police station expecting a blanket in return for her services, Lewis is astonished to find that she is how old?
2. When Lewis is ordered to Benevento to take over security for the Canadian FSS, he notes that fortunately it's a temporary arrangement as he is one man replacing how many?
3. The attendants who pass out the rejuvenating fluid when Lewis and his informant visit the bones of St. Andrew suffer what affliction, deemed to be lucky?
4. The prostitutes fear that as a result of the A-Force's plot to infect Germans with venereal disease their compensation will drop to how much money per night?
5. In the March 3, 1944 entry Lewis notes that it is a crime in Italy, punishable by a year in prison, to communicate which venereal disease (STD) to another person?
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