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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Realism and Guicciardini, The Pursuit of Life, The Power of the Family and How to Succeed.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are male children especially anticipated and favored?
(a) The family cares about strong offspring.
(b) They are more intelligent than females.
(c) The family also demands many male descendants to carry on the name and the heritage.
(d) They can be government officials.

3. What kind of behavior do tourists demonstrate?
(a) Bored.
(b) Slightly frenzied.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Lazy.

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

5. In the cases of love where a man acts as if he is irresistibly attracted to a woman, can the woman know that his actions indicate true feelings?
(a) Yes.
(b) Usually.
(c) No.
(d) Often.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon arrival, what were nearly impossible to find?

2. What is one book that reigns supreme in cases of conduct?

3. From what other parts of the world do visitors come?

4. What causes these visitors to make the decision from number 21?

5. What must be done to raw nature?

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