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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Slow Burn".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the officials are quick to do at the meeting in the Ateneo Veneto?
(a) Blame the Mafia for the fire.
(b) Remind the townspeople that this isn't the first major accident to happen this year.
(c) Absolve themselves of any wrongdoing.
(d) Call for the immediate building of a modern opera house.

2. What rhythm does Count Marcello tell the narrator that Venice follows?
(a) The rhythm of bella Italia.
(b) The rhythm of the wheel.
(c) The rhythm of the water.
(d) The rhythm of Carnival.

3. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?
(a) A mess.
(b) A mask.
(c) A fire pit.
(d) A lump of coal.

4. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Maximillian.
(d) Charlemagne.

5. What is Contessa Marcello's main, immediate concern when she hears about the fire?
(a) The safety of her family.
(b) The inappropriateness of the ball.
(c) The safety of her possessions.
(d) Whether the Prime Minister's wife will be coming to the ball.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Dr. Scattolin say will happen to the healthy pigeons?

4. What kind of uniform is Capitano Mario Moro wearing the second time the narrator sees him?

5. Who is at the top of the prosecutor's list of possible defendants regarding the Fenice fire?

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