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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. Almost everyone in Sicily understands what?
(a) The fact that the Italians cause many of the problems from which the Mafia protects people.
(b) The fact that the Sicilians cause many of the problems from which the Mafia protects people.
(c) The irony that the Mafia often causes the problems from which it protects.
(d) The fact that the Mafia is a good source of protection.

2. Mafia itself has how many meanings?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

3. Italy was on the route of the crusaders on their way to where?
(a) The Holy Land.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Turkey.

4. The largest number of visitors come from where?
(a) Northern Europe and the United States.
(b) South Korea and India.
(c) Russia and China.
(d) Greece and Turkey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do female visitors feel about Italian males?

2. The heads of Mafia organizations are usually _____________________ with impeccable manners and ingratiating charm which do not belie the cruelty underneath.

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

4. Where do consolation, help, advice, provisions, loans, weapons, allies and accomplices lie?

5. Almost without fail, all who visit and return are drawn to what?

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