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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rohan attempts to deceive Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, in what?
(a) A political battle.
(b) A jewelry scheme.
(c) A marriage.
(d) A card game.

2. To what other kind of music do visitors listen?
(a) Heavy metal bands.
(b) European bands.
(c) Hugely popular bands.
(d) Small town bands.

3. Possibly nowhere else on earth can these things be found and indulged in with such ____________.
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Fear.
(c) Focus.
(d) Abandon.

4. Italians believe that the effects of life _______________ be eliminated.
(a) Can.
(b) Cannot.
(c) Could.
(d) Should.

5. Who flocks to Italy each year in increasing numbers?
(a) Foreign visitors.
(b) Children.
(c) Italians.
(d) The elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of behavior do tourists demonstrate?

2. Everything is better when it does what?

3. Who is Guiseppe Balsamo?

4. Giuseppe Balsamo is a contemporary of whom?

5. What was considered an invaluable part of a person's education?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Italians feel about work?

2. What does the author say about the draw of the weather for visitors. What do you think about this?

3. What is a major reason for Italian travel?

4. How does this opening affect the reader?

5. How might art devotees feel in Italy?

6. How was travel to Italy in ancient times?

7. What is the third evil spirit? Describe it.

8. What is the fourth evil spirit? Describe it.

9. Who is Guiseppe Balsamo?

10. Why is the element of make believe important?

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