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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The North supplies what to the South?
(a) Equipment and most consumer goods.
(b) Some consumer goods.
(c) Not much.
(d) Nothing.

2. The best example of this philosophy is embodied by whom?
(a) Francesco Guicciardini.
(b) Baldassar Castiglione.
(c) Giuseppe Balsamo.
(d) John Castigliola.

3. Does he ever betray his personal beliefs in the service of those whom he detested?
(a) Yes, once.
(b) Yes, but many years later.
(c) Yes, as soon as he retired.
(d) No, never.

4. Why will the situation not improve in the immediate future between the North and South?
(a) The North does not want it to improve.
(b) The South does not want it to improve.
(c) Much of the capital raised in the South goes to the Northern workers.
(d) Much of the capital raised in the North goes to the Southern workers.

5. Italians, like many other people, must one day realize what about life?
(a) It in the control of each individual.
(b) It is pitiless and ugly with a constant struggle between hypocrisy and sincerity.
(c) It is filled with joy and love.
(d) It is too short.

6. What must each member do to provide for the greater good of the family?
(a) Be will to leave the family.
(b) Be willing to sacrifice personal property.
(c) Be willing to sacrifice finances.
(d) Be willing to sacrifice personal property and finances if the situation calls for it.

7. People in Southern Italy live more intense lives relying on their instincts but run what risk?
(a) Poverty and insecurity.
(b) Spiritual impoverishment and hedonism.
(c) Losing what wealth they have.
(d) Not being taken seriously.

8. In Sicily, each man's rank is determined by what?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His wealth.
(c) The amount of fear he can generate.
(d) His looks.

9. What does the Italian Code of Chivalry teach?
(a) The proper way to defend a woman.
(b) The proper behavior for treating others.
(c) The proper behavior between gentlemen when one is challenged by another.
(d) The proper way to defend oneself.

10. In the aftermath of this battle, what happens to Italy's virtues and assets?
(a) They are laid bare and ripe for the picking by other European armies.
(b) They are changed by other European countries.
(c) They are hidden.
(d) They are destroyed.

11. What is one use of the term mafioso?
(a) Strong.
(b) Members of the Mafia.
(c) Ruthless.
(d) Evil.

12. All Italians share similar physical characteristics and methods for managing life, but there is a difference between the two geographical regions which has done what?
(a) Not effected either economy.
(b) Brought different types of tourists.
(c) Impacted the cultures of each.
(d) Impacted the economies of each.

13. What do other Italians think of the better-educated Italians who have no need for these tools for living life as pain-free as possible?
(a) They are crazy.
(b) They must not be Italian.
(c) They are more Italian.
(d) They can sometimes be perceived as being less Italian.

14. What do Italians think about the rules of capitalism?
(a) There are not enough.
(b) They are not realistic.
(c) There are too many.
(d) They are realistic.

15. What are Mafia members called?
(a) Gli amici.
(b) Degli amici.
(c) Gli amici degli amici.
(d) Amico o nemico.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mafia itself has how many meanings?

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

3. Who has the luxury of speaking about their dreams, ideals and justice?

4. Regarding the answer to number 99, what is this man's career?

5. What are children taught early?

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