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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Illusion and Cagliostro, The Other Face of the Coin, Cola di Rienzo or the Obsession of Antiquity, and Mussolini or the Limitations of Showmanship.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Giuseppe Balsamo call himself?
(a) Baldassar Castiglione.
(b) Giacomo Casanova.
(c) Guiseppe Verdi.
(d) Count Alessandro di Cagliostro.

2. With what is the magnificent structure mentioned in number 77 filled?
(a) Ruthless rulers.
(b) Grand art and architecture.
(c) Unhappy citizens.
(d) Selfish people.

3. What does the author admit about most Italian girls and young women?
(a) They are uncontrollable.
(b) They are disturbingly beautiful.
(c) They are loud and rude.
(d) They are scary.

4. Almost without fail, all who visit and return are drawn to what?
(a) The Italian zest for life.
(b) Italian men.
(c) Italian women.
(d) Italian food.

5. Visitors to Italy often return when?
(a) Never.
(b) Decades later.
(c) The next week.
(d) The next year.

Short Answer Questions

1. In ancient times, travel was _________________.

2. To what kind of music do visitors listen?

3. What must be hidden?

4. Who is Guiseppe Balsamo?

5. Cardinal de Rohan of France believed that Cagliostro could do what?

(see the answer key)

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