Quiz · Venice Learns to Live with the Water

Question 1What is this passage about Venice mainly concerned with?

The history of the mobile barriers at the lagoon Why tourists should avoid visiting Venice at dawn How the floods could destroy Venice's ancient buildings How Venice and its residents adapt to frequent flooding

Question 2What do shopkeepers do when the flood sirens sound?

They stack goods high and fit steel barriers across their doorways They close their businesses and leave the city centre They photograph the water rising in the main squares They call the council to complain about the barriers

Question 3According to some people, what is the real threat facing Venice?

The failure of the mobile barriers to stop the tides Venetians being priced out of their own city and leaving The rising number of tourists photographing the floods The gradual sinking of the city into the lagoon