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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "Beware of Falling Angels".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "The Barbaro Project"?
(a) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original owners.
(b) A project to send the world's nuclear fire codes to Mars.
(c) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original state.
(d) A project to write a book about the Palazzo.

2. What reason does Guthrie give the narrator for not resigning?
(a) He and his wife couldn't leave during the Miracoli restoration.
(b) He and his wife had to clear their names.
(c) He and his wife couldn't let Lovett win.
(d) He and his wife couldn't give up on Venice.

3. Who painted the portrait of Patricia Curtis in a strapless white gown?
(a) Charles Merrill Mount.
(b) John Singer Sargent.
(c) James McNeill Whistler.
(d) Anders Zorn.

4. Which prize was offered to Lawrence Dow Lovett in Chapter 12?
(a) The Pritzker Prize.
(b) The Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
(c) The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.
(d) The Pietro Torta Prize.

5. Which of Henry James' novels was written with descriptions of the Palazzo Barbaro?
(a) Turn of the Screw.
(b) Washington Square.
(c) The Wings of the Dove.
(d) Portrait of a Lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death did Daniel Curtis describe in his diary?

2. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?

3. Why does Guthrie tell Lovett that he "...titled himself into oblivion"?

4. What animal does the narrator physically compare Venice to?

5. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?

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