History of the Mafia – C1 – Vocab Questions 1 / 20 What does ‘free itself from the Mafia’s shadow’ mean? end economic growth escape long-term influence and control ignore historical events deny cultural identity 2 / 20 What does ‘vigilance’ mean in the conclusion? careful and constant attention physical strength legal authority political compromise 3 / 20 What does ‘persistent challenge’ mean? a short-term issue a problem that continues over time a solved conflict a minor inconvenience 4 / 20 What does ‘infiltrating legal businesses’ suggest? investing transparently closing illegal operations secretly gaining control of lawful companies opening new public firms 5 / 20 What does ‘eradicated’ most nearly mean? completely eliminated politically transformed temporarily weakened publicly criticised 6 / 20 What does ‘dismantle financial networks’ mean? strengthen banking systems hide illegal funds break apart systems of money control transfer ownership 7 / 20 What does ‘imposed severe restrictions’ mean? placed strict limits reduced sentences gave financial support offered legal protection 8 / 20 What does ‘decisive action’ mean? slow discussion secret negotiations symbolic gestures firm and effective measures 9 / 20 What does ‘sparked national outrage’ mean? caused widespread anger across the country ended political debate led to celebrations created confusion 10 / 20 What does ‘orchestrated’ mean when describing Riina’s actions? reported publicly failed to prevent reacted to randomly planned and organised carefully 11 / 20 What does ‘feuds’ mean in the context of rival clans? friendly competitions long and violent conflicts peace agreements temporary alliances 12 / 20 What does ‘lucrative’ mean in ‘lucrative government contracts’? poorly organised highly profitable legally risky short-term 13 / 20 What does ‘racketeering’ refer to? government trade policies legal farming practices foreign investment illegal business activities for profit 14 / 20 What does ‘revitalized’ mean when describing the Mafia after WWII? completely destroyed made strong or active again ignored by society divided into groups 15 / 20 What does ‘crackdown’ mean in the Mussolini period? public protest a strong and sudden action to stop illegal behaviour a political compromise economic reform 16 / 20 What does ‘suppress’ mean in ‘suppress Mafia activity’? study carefully stop or reduce by force support financially delay temporarily 17 / 20 What does ‘defiance’ mean in relation to authority? open resistance or refusal to obey legal cooperation total obedience silent agreement 18 / 20 What does ‘secretive organizations’ suggest about early Mafia groups? they operated in hidden and closed ways they avoided control they were officially recognised they focused on charity 19 / 20 What does ‘dispute resolution’ refer to? punishing criminals winning political power collecting taxes the process of solving conflicts or disagreements 20 / 20 What does ‘politically unstable’ most nearly mean in the text? militarily weak financially poor lacking a stable or effective government geographically isolated Your score is