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Road to Valor Chapters 8 & 9

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Adriana knew about Gino's spy activities.
a)

True

b)

False

2.
Where did Gino hide the secret documents?
a)

In a basket

b)

In a hidden compartment over the back wheel

c)

In his handlebars

d)

In the bike frame under the seat

3.
The printer who prints documents for Gino's network is?
a)

Luca Brasi

b)

Luigi Brizi

c)

Mario Puzo

d)

Salvatore Tessio

4.
The name of the Father working with Gino is?
a)

Carlo Minoretti

b)

Carmine Cuneo

c)

Rufino Niccacci

d)

Virgil Sollozzo

5.
Enrico Maionica, the recipient of the first forged document, joined the forgery ring; finishing up the documents.
a)

True

b)

False

6.
The names used on the forged documents came from where?
a)

An old pamphlet listing names of Fascist party members

b)

An old southern Italian phone book

c)

Historical records showing names of the deceased

d)

They were simply made up based on neighbors and friends

7.
How did the group get a House of Savoy stamp for the documents?
a)

It was stolen

b)

They bribed someone for it

c)

They had someone carve a new stamp

d)

They purchased it with money from the Cardinal

8.
Trento almost leaves the forgery ring but doesn't because...
a)

A vision he receives in a dream

b)

He realizes he will be killed if he tries to quit

c)

His father begs him to stay involved

d)

Of a chance encounter with Gino Bartali

9.
One way the Germans found Jewish children pretending to be Catholic was __________?
a)

Asking the children to recite Catholic prayers

b)

Based on the children's names

c)

Looking for a tattoo Jewish children are given at birth

d)

Quizzing the children about Catholic scripture

10.
What was the Villa Triste, or House of Sorrow, known for?
4 lines
11.
Hitler ordered that all of Florence's bridges except the most artistic one be destroyed. Why?
a)

Hitler was creating a blockade

b)

To allow his navy to pass (the ships' masts were too tall to go under the bridges)

c)

The Florentine General had made a rude remark about Hitler

d)

To impede the allies advance

12.
What happened to Gino's second son?
4 lines
13.
After the liberation Gino bicycles to Milan. There he is shocked to see...
a)

His brother

b)

Mussolini's corpse

c)

The Cathedral has been destroyed

d)

The Milanese concentration camps

14.
The Tour de France in 1938 started and ended in _________.
a)

Cannes, France

b)

Florence, Italy

c)

Paris, France

d)

Venice, Italy

15.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
16.

How does Gino escape the Villa Trieste?

a)

The Cardinal intervenes on his behalf

b)

He bribes a guard

c)

A former commanding officer speaks up on his behalf

d)

They realize if they injure him he can no longer compete as an athlete

17.

How did Benito Mussolini die?

a)

He was executed and hung upside down at a gas station

b)

He escaped to Austria where he died in battle

c)

He was exiled to the Netherlands where he died of old age

d)

He had a heart attack while hiding out in France

e)

He tripped while marching and was run over by a tank


18.

What country did Benito Mussolini ally with during World War II?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

United Kingdom

e)

Germany