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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Problema Del Mezzogiorno, Sicily and the Mafia, Fornovo and After, The Perennial Baroque and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do consolation, help, advice, provisions, loans, weapons, allies and accomplices lie?
(a) Friends.
(b) Wealth.
(c) In the family.
(d) The government.

2. Does this magnificent place serve the purpose for which it was originally intended?
(a) Usually.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Often.

3. What is important to these aristocrats?
(a) Protecting their wealth.
(b) Friends.
(c) Perception of prosperity.
(d) Family.

4. Why was arrival by sea dangerous?
(a) Because of rocky shores and limited docking space.
(b) Because of storms, ship's crew mutinies and pirates.
(c) Because of poorly-made vessels.
(d) Because of the risk of theft from a ship's captain.

5. What must be hidden?
(a) Signs of wealth.
(b) Nature's beauty.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) All that is ugly and unpleasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accounts for much of the male attention towards women in Italy?

2. Into what do males force women?

3. Although almost everyone recognizes these minor deceptions for what they are, they are considered what?

4. When do tourists demonstrate the kind of behavior mentioned in number 7?

5. What is the main source of power for all Italians?

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