Deck 4: Italy and Albania

Question 1

What does the word cosca refer to?

A)chambers of the human heart
B)friends of friends
C)olive tree roots
D)the leaves of an artichoke

Answer 1

D

Question 2

To a mafioso , rispetto is:

A)a demonstration of affection.
B)a show of good manners.
C)an acknowledgement of power.
D)a representation of protection.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to your text, every Mafioso demands what? ​

A)extortion money
B)rispetto
C)capomafioso
D)blood money

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What does the term camorra mean? ​

A)"honorable thieves"
B)"clique"
C)"secret"
D)"brotherhood"

Question 5

The New Mafia has a membership in excess of how many members? ​

A)5,000
B)10,000
C)15,000
D)20,000

Question 6

The New Mafia is divided into about how many cosche ? ​

A)18
B)180
C)1,800
D)18,000

Question 7

Immediately following World War II, which crimes did the Cosa Nostra resort to, in order to accumulate the capital necessary to be a player in the heroin and cocaine marketplaces? ​

A)extortion and smuggling
B)murder hits and money laundering
C)robbery and kidnapping
D)prostitution and gambling

Question 8

At the end of World War II, which group emerged?

A)the Camorra
B)the Firm
C)the Nuovo Mafia
D)the Mezzogiorno

Question 9

The southern Italians developed an ideal of all of the following beliefs, except for: ​ vendetta.
​ vendetta.

A)manliness.
B)omertá.
C)vendetta.
D)compassion.

Question 10

According to Luigi Barzini, which level of organization within the Mafia consists of a group of several families who come together to form a cosca ? ​

A)the first level
B)the second level
C)the third level
D)the fourth level

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a type of criminal organization in Italy?

A)the Mafia
B)the 'Ndrangheta
C)the Neapolitan Camorra
D)the Outfit

Question 12

According to the text, which of the following was the last of the old-style capomafiosi , characterized by his modesty in both dress and speech? ​

A)Don Calò
B)Luciano Leggio
C)Vito Genovese
D)Giuseppe Garibaldi

Question 13

Which historical figure's rise had important implications for the Mafia and Italian-American organized crime?

A)Salvatore Romano
B)Giuseppe Michaela
C)Pope John IX
D)Benito Mussolini

Question 14

During the decades following WWII through the mid-1990s, an estimated three-quarters of what product sold in Naples originated in the black market, sold directly by members of the Camorra? ​

A)cigarettes
B)guns
C)blue jeans
D)gasoline

Question 15

Which one of the following statements is false?

A)Mafia is a state of mind.
B)Mafia is no longer a threat.
C)Mafia originated in Sicily.
D)Mafia is a way of life.

Question 16

Who did Benito Mussolini send to take down the Mafia?

A)Luciano Leggio
B)Prefect Cesare Mori
C)Vito Genovese
D)Giuseppe Garibaldi

Question 17

Among the various Mafia organizations, which group has proved to be the most mobile, providing an unbeatable business advantage since they have a presence not only in every region of Italy, but also all over the world? ​

A)Sicilian Mafia
B)Albania Mafia
C)Camorra
D)'Ndrangheta

Question 18

Members of the Mafia refer to the organization as: ​

A)Sacra Unite .
B)Famiglia Signifecata .
C)Cosa Nostra .
D)Capo di Famiglia .

Question 19

Which of the following means protection against the arrogance of the powerful, remedy to any damage, sturdiness of body, strength and serenity of spirit, and the best and most exquisite part of life?

A)omertá
B)Mafia
C)Cosa Nostra
D)capo di famiglia

Question 20

During the postwar era, many Sicilian Mafiosi were forced into "internal exile" to live in which of the following cities?

A)Naples
B)Rome
C)Florence
D)Venice

Question 21

The 'Ndrangheta exhibits its criminal skills in all of the following ways, except for: ​

A)kidnapping.
B)vast-scale international arms trafficking.
C)extortion.
D)child sex-trafficking.

Question 22

Which crime groups are very violent criminal organizations, in which their major source of income is derived from trafficking in economic migrants, women, children, drugs, contraband, weapons, and automobiles? ​

A)Italian crime groups
B)Mexican crime groups
C)Albanian crime groups
D)Yugoslavian crime groups

Question 23

To the Camorra, which of the following is crucial for their continued operation? ​

A)omert á
B)secrecy
C)territorial control
D)religious ideology

Question 24

Albanian criminal groups have much in common with their southern Italian colleagues, including a reputation for violence and the concepts of omertá and: ​

A)camorristi.
B)sacra corona.
C)famiglia.
D)kanun.

Question 25

The principal industry of the Neapolitan Camorra during the years following WWII was: ​

A)kidnapping.
B)sex-trafficking.
C)extortion.
D)international arms smuggling.

Question 26

In contrast to the Mafia, the Camorra and 'Ndrangheta permit which group to participate directly in their criminal activities? ​

A)women
B)children
C)Asians
D)Africans

Question 27

Today, which of the following rules a number of some of the most ruthless Camorra clans in Naples? ​

A)defrocked Catholic priests
B)the Mafioso
C)a woman
D)former Italian police officers

Question 28

Which of the following has become a primary alternative to traditional Balkan smuggling routes through the former Yugoslavia? ​

A)the Mezzogiorno
B)the Puglia (Apulia)region at the heel of the Italian boot
C)Albania
D)Sicily

Question 29

A collection of some of the most ruthless Camorra clans in Naples are ruled by a woman. ​

Question 30

While burglary and other remunerative felonies were not neglected, extortion was the Camorra's principal industry in the years following WWII. ​

Question 31

Excesses at home, a vigorous government response, and the increasing number of informers have weakened the illicit actions and abilities of the modern day Mafia. ​

Question 32

Once initiated into the cosca , the mafioso became a compadre, a practice based on the custom of fictional kinship or godparenthood. ​

Question 33

The end of World War II brought a Mafia renaissance in the United States as a void in local leadership was filled by former capomafiosi . ​

Question 34

The cosca 's rigid organization makes it an inflexible bureaucracy. ​

Question 35

Camorra enterprises of today opt not to partake in legitimate business enterprise, simply because their profits from underworld markets are so substantial. ​

Question 36

What is another name for the 'Ndrangheta ? ​

A)Sicilian Mafia ​
B)Corsican Mafia
C)Calabrian Mafia
D)Albanian Mafia

Question 37

In contrast to the old Mafia, the Nuovo Mafia has never assassinated investigative, judicial, or political officials, nor members of clergy.

Question 38

As a result of the assassinations of government officials, the New Mafia has gained the support of important elements of Italian society. ​

Question 39

In Calabria, the term 'Ndrangheta , "society of men of honor," is used to indicate a high degree of heroism and virtue as embodied in the 'ndranghetisti , men who are governed by the code of omertá . ​

Question 40

Benito Mussolini's rise to power in the 1920s had important implications for the Mafia and Italian-American organized crime. ​

Question 41

At the center of a typical Camorra group is a boss whose group is known by his __________; the group is less structured than a Mafia cosca , devoid of formalized titles and rituals.

Question 42

' Ndrangheta structure is based on blood and family relationships, headed by a _____________ and including virtually all of his relatives, children, siblings, cousins, and grandchildren. ​

Question 43

_____________ is a Sicilian-Arabic term meaning to protect and to act as guardian.

Question 44

What is the Albanian connection to Italian organized crime? ​

Question 45

Discuss the relationship between politics and the Mafia in Sicily. ​

Question 46

Despite its use of rituals and the Roman Catholic imagery, the criminal organization known as ________________ began as a criminal organization.

Question 47

The New Mafia continues the _____________, which is the collection of protection money from large and small businesses. ​

Question 48

The New Mafia is also known as _____________.

Question 49

The traditional Sicilian Mafia pursued _____________, not wealth. ​

Question 50

The members of the ' Ndrangheta are governed by the concept of _____________. ​

Question 51

The Mezzogiorno was traditionally dependent on _____________ as a source of income, and had a legacy of political, social, and economic repression and exploitation. ​

Question 52

Explain the following statement: Mafia is a state of mind, a way of life-not a secret criminal organization.

Question 53

Discuss why Benito Mussolini's rise to power in the 1920s had important implications for the Mafia and Italian-American organized crime. ​

Question 54

_____________ rise to power in the 1920s had important implications for the Mafia and the subsequent growth of Italian-American organized crime. ​

Question 55

Discuss two or three differences between the Nuovo Mafia and the "Old Mafia." ​