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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 51 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Piranesi feel about the dark?
(a) He will go in to dark spaces to try to find a way out of the House.
(b) He does not like it and it slightly scares him.
(c) He will go into dark spaces only to pray.
(d) He loves it.

2. What does Piranesi do to try to determine if there are really gaps in his memory?
(a) Venture back to his original world.
(b) Read back through his journals.
(c) Listen to his recordings.
(d) Seek the counsel of other friends.

3. Which of the following does the Other ask Piranesi for in Part I?
(a) A song.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Data.
(d) Food.

4. What does Piranesi mistake the albatross for at first?
(a) A vision of a shining white cross.
(b) Death.
(c) His mother.
(d) An angel.

5. Where do Piranesi and the Other often meet?
(a) The Second South-Western Hall.
(b) The Ninety-Second South-Western Hall.
(c) The Vestibule with the fox statues.
(d) The Thirty-Third North-Eastern Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What task takes up much of Piranesi's time?

2. Who gave Piranesi his name?

3. What does the visitor in Part II tell Piranesi about the Great and Secret Knowledge?

4. What are the white shapes Piranesi sees scattered around the pavement as he makes his way back from the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?

5. What event does Piranesi witness in Part I that only happens once every eight years?

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