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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In September 1995, from where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a painting that had a security camera pointed directly at it?
(a) University of Basel.
(b) University of Lausanne.
(c) University of Fribourg.
(d) University of Bern.

3. In Chapter 15, how many inspectors in Switzerland specialized in art crime?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. Who used to take Breitwieser exploring the ruins of medieval fortresses?
(a) Maternal grandfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Paternal grandfather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Breitwieser's father leave the family home and take all the furniture, weapons, paintings, watches, and ivory that he inherited?

2. When did Breitwieser steal a crossbow?

3. When did Italy form the first national art-crime unit?

4. When Breitwieser stole a 300-year--old serving platter, how many screws had to be removed from a plexiglass case before he could take the platter?

5. Before stealing the Madeleine, where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a folding fan and two tobacco boxes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where had Breitwieser and Kleinklaus stolen pieces before stealing the Madeleine?

2. Who stole the Mona Lisa in 1911, and how did he steal it?

3. What was the Madeleine of France?

4. In January 1997, how did Breitwieser decide to throw the police off their trail?

5. What did Breitwieser hate about the theft by the thieves at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in March 1990?

6. What painting did Breitwieser steal at a Sotheby's estate auction and how did he take it?

7. How were Breitwieser and Kleinklaus's childhoods different?

8. What was the weakness at the Rubens House that allowed Breitwieser to steal the Adam and Eve sculpture?

9. Who began to believe many museum theft in Switzerland were linked?

10. How was Breitwieser able to steal a painting from the European Fine Art Fair?

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