Italy’s former leader leaves heirs a huge collection of ‘worthless’ art
Oct. 23, 2023
Q: Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi died in June, and the media billionaire left behind a collection of 25,000 artworks described as mostly worthless by one of Italy's leading art critics. Berlusconi bought many of the works from late-night telesales programs. Where is Italy?
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Q: Despite many scandals and a tax fraud conviction, Berlusconi remained popular and the political party he founded returned to power last year in a coalition with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. But, Meloni disagreed with Berlusconi’s support for which nation??
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A. Iran
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B. Israel
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C. Russia
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D. Ukraine
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Q: Berlusconi headed Italy’s government longer than anyone since which Italian became prime minister in 1922?
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A. Botticelli
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B. Donatello
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C. Mussolini
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D. Titian
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Q: Botticelli, Donatello and Titian were master artists from the Italian Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries. In fact, a Titian painting is one of the valuable artworks Berlusconi owned along with his thousands of lesser acquisitions. The Renaissance was centered in which area of Italy?
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A. Northern
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B. Southern
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C. Sardinia
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D. Sicily
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Q: It costs Berlusconi’s heirs about $846,000 a year to house his "monstrously entertaining" but low-value art collection. That is small change in an estate worth around $6.8 billion. Berlusconi was born in Milan and started his business career there. The financial center of Milan is in what region at the northern end of Italy?
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A. Calabria
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B. Lombardy
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C. Molise
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D. Tuscany
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