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10LL Clash Of Civilizations Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Sicily

b)

Naples

c)

Athens

d)

Rome

2.

The author Amara Lakhous is from

a)

Casablanca

b)

Marakesh

c)

Algiers

d)

Tripoli

3.

Parviz Samadi is from

a)

Albania

b)

Iran

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Italy

4.

Parviz was a ________ in his homeland

a)

chef

b)

author

c)

teacher

d)

plumber

5.

Parviz compared Amedeo to a

a)

rotten tomato

b)

windy day

c)

a sweet grape

d)

the bright sun

6.

Parviz and Amedeo met almost everyday at

a)

the park

b)

Sandro's Bar

c)

the Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood

d)

the elevator

7.

Parviz feels most comfortable in

a)

his bathroom

b)

the kitchen

c)

the elevator

d)

the fountain

8.

As an act of resistance Parviz

a)

burns his passport

b)

breaks the elevator

c)

complains to the High Commisioner

d)

sews his lips

9.

Parviz thinks that Johan Van Marten is

a)

a Dutch film student

b)

a racist

c)

a spy

d)

an Albanian

10.

Amedeo is accused of

a)

stealing from Benedetta

b)

murdering the Gladiator

c)

breaking the elevator

d)

feeding the pigeons.

11.

Amedeo feels ______ for/towards Parviz

a)

pity

b)

anger

c)

nostalgic

d)

happiness

12.

Amedeo lives with

a)

Maria Christina

b)

Zeinab

c)

Benedetta

d)

Stefania

13.

Benedetta Esposito is from

a)

Rome

b)

Naples

c)

Sicily

d)

Venice

14.

Benedetta works as a

a)

nanny

b)

home nurse

c)

concierge

d)

janitor

15.

Benedetta's son Gennaro is named after

a)

her father

b)

her husband

c)

a saint

d)

a famous actor

16.

Gennaro encourages his mom to vote for

a)

Italia Viva

b)

Corragia Italia

c)

Cambiamo!

d)

Forza Italiana

17.

Benedetta blames ______ for crime in Italy.

a)

the police

b)

immigrants

c)

a corrupt court system

d)

capitalists

18.

Benedetta has ______ memories of Stefania Massaro when she was a child.

a)

happy

b)

disturbing

c)

bitter

d)

fond

19.

Elisabetta Fabiani, the widow on the second floor, lost her little dog named_____.

a)

Versace

b)

Balenciaga

c)

Valentino

d)

Armani

20.

A lot of ----- restaurants have opened in and around Piazza Vittorio.

a)

Pakistani

b)

Dutch

c)

Pizza

d)

Chinese