10LL Clash Of Civilizations Quiz 1

The novel Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio takes place in

• Sicily

• Naples

• Athens

• Rome

The author Amara Lakhous is from

• Casablanca

• Marakesh

• Algiers

• Tripoli

Parviz Samadi is from

• Albania

• Iran

• Bangladesh

• Italy

Parviz was a ________ in his homeland

• chef

• author

• teacher

• plumber

Parviz compared Amedeo to a

• rotten tomato

• windy day

• a sweet grape

• the bright sun

Parviz and Amedeo met almost everyday at

• the park

• Sandro's Bar

• the Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood

• the elevator

Parviz feels most comfortable in

• his bathroom

• the kitchen

• the elevator

• the fountain

As an act of resistance Parviz

• burns his passport

• breaks the elevator

• complains to the High Commisioner

• sews his lips

Parviz thinks that Johan Van Marten is

• a Dutch film student

• a racist

• a spy

• an Albanian

Amedeo is accused of

• stealing from Benedetta

• murdering the Gladiator

• breaking the elevator

• feeding the pigeons.