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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. Everything is better when it does what?
(a) Is able to be studied by others.
(b) Sparkles and has some form of order.
(c) Is given the chance to grow.
(d) Is allowed to be itself.

2. What was one of the major reasons for Italian travel?
(a) Work.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Religious pilgrimages to Rome.
(d) Vacation.

3. The first of the evil spirits is what?
(a) Lust.
(b) Pain.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Shame.

4. How do female visitors feel about Italian males?
(a) They are too confident.
(b) They are rude and ignorant.
(c) They are annoying.
(d) They are irresistible and charming.

5. Upon arrival, what were nearly impossible to find?
(a) Accommodations.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Locals.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Visitors to Italy often return when?

2. The passion for ______________ allows Italians to glide over life's surface leaving the ugly part as untouched as possible.

3. What does the author admit about most Italian girls and young women?

4. Why do wealthy people come to Italy?

5. The second evil spirit is what?

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