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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what what centuries were most of the oil paintings that hung on the walls of the house where Breitwieser and Kleinklaus were living?
(a) 14th and 15th.
(b) 17th and 18th.
(c) 15th and 16th.
(d) 16th and 17th.

2. When did Breitwieser's father leave the family home and take all the furniture, weapons, paintings, watches, and ivory that he inherited?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1988.

3. In Chapter 20, in two years, how many solo jobs had Breitwieser completed?
(a) 2 or 3 a month.
(b) 4 or 5 a month.
(c) 1 or 2 a month.
(d) 3 or 4 a month.

4. In 1997, how many works were displayed in Breitwieser and Kleinkalus's attic?
(a) Some 200.
(b) 210.
(c) About 250.
(d) 185.

5. What museum did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus visit in Chapter 1?
(a) Francois Duesberg Museum.
(b) La Boverie.
(c) Museum Plantin-Moretus.
(d) Rubens House.

6. When was The Scream stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1994.

7. How long did the man who took the Mona Lisa work as a handyman at the Louvre?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 10 months.

8. When did the Swiss psychotherapist visit Breitwieser?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2002.

9. In Chapter 7, who painted the piece that drew Breitwieser's attention at a castle?
(a) Heinrich Gotthold Arnold.
(b) Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich.
(c) Georg Christoph Martini.
(d) Philipp Wilhelm Oeding.

10. When did Picasso reportedly offer Gery Pieret money to steal ancient stone figurines?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1909.

11. What did Breitwieser steal on his 24th birthday?
(a) Cranach.
(b) Zurn.
(c) Heiss.
(d) Flegel.

12. How many art thefts were there yearly in Chapter 15 according to The Journal of Art Crime?
(a) About 70,000.
(b) At least 50,000.
(c) 55,000.
(d) 45,000.

13. Where was the one-employee museum where Breitwieser took three ivory figurines and a tobacco box out of a cube-shaped case?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

14. How old was the castle where Breitwieser saw a terracotta apothecary jar displayed high on a shelf?
(a) 750 years.
(b) 790 years.
(c) 680 years.
(d) 800 years.

15. By what date had Breitwieser and Kleinklaus stolen three out of every four weekends for nearly two years?
(a) Mid-1997.
(b) May 1997.
(c) September 1997.
(d) Early 1997.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after stealing Sibylle of Cleves, did Breitwieser film his mother in the downstairs living room?

2. According to The Journal of Art Crime, what was the value of annual art thefts?

3. When did psychotherapist Schmidt subject Breitwieser to a battery of psychological tests?

4. In Chapter 14, where was the European Fine Art Fair held?

5. In Chapter 1, how old was the sculpture Breitwieser wanted to steal?

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