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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Last Canto".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters into a P.R. war with Luciano Pavarotti over the benefit concert for the rebuilding of the Fenice?
(a) Franco Corelli.
(b) José Carreras.
(c) Woody Allen.
(d) Plácido Domingo.

2. Besides plants, what else does the Plant Man sell?
(a) Watches.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Salsa lessons.

3. Who was closest to Peggy Guggenheim when Philip and Jane befriended her?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Peter Lauritzen.
(c) Arrigo Cipriani.
(d) John Hohnsbeen.

4. What does the glass historian Rosa Barovier tell the narrator about the Segusos?
(a) The Segusos are unlike any other glassmaking family.
(b) This is the first tragic rift in the family line.
(c) Archimede has always been a peacemaker, but Giampaolo always wanted to get away.
(d) Business is so important to the Segusos that it sometimes takes precedence over family.

5. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?
(a) They aren't very educated.
(b) They aren't honest.
(c) They aren't Venetian.
(d) They aren't convincing characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Count say Venetians are consumed by?

2. What does the narrator say the Ateneo Veneto once housed?

3. Which of the following gods does Lovato not mention in talking with the narrator about the interior of the Fenice?

4. Where do Venetian glassblowers traditionally work?

5. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?

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