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Have we learned something after having surfed the web pages of this site?
Let's try and answer the following ten questions that sum up the framework of the Italian intelligence Services world.
For each question there are three possible answers and you score one point for every correct answer.
You can check your total score at the end of the test.
1)  Who has the high level responsibility for the direction, political responsibility and coordination of the Security Services?
1.a  The President of the Republic
1.b  The Minister of the Interior
1.c  The President of the Council of Ministers
2)  Who chairs the CIIS
2.a  The Minister of Defence
2.b  The President of the Council of Ministers
2.c  The Minister of the Interior
3)  Which political authority is presently delegated by the President of the Council of Ministers the tasks of supervising and coordinating the Intelligence Sector?
3.a   The Minister for Foreign Affairs
3.b   The Undersecretary of State in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
3.c  The Minister of the Interior
4)  Who establishes the regulations and looks after the activity of SISDE?
4.a  The President of the Council of Ministers
4.b   The Director of SISDE
4.c  The Minister of the Interior
5)  What is CESIS?
5.a  A third Intelligence Service
5.b  A political college who provides proposals and consultancy
5.c  A collegial body for technical coordination
6)   What does the abbreviation SISMI mean?
6.a   Military Intelligence and Security Service
6.b   Italian Service for Military Security
6.c   Italian Military Service
7)   How often does the Government transmit to Parliament a report on the national intelligence and security policy?
7.a   Every 3 months
7.b   Every 6 months
7.c   Every 12 months
8)   What is the composition of the Parliamentary Committee for the Intelligence and Security services and for State secret?
8.a   8, 4 senators and 4 deputies
8.b   6, 3 senators and 3 deputies
8.c   11, 6 senators and 5 deputies
9)   Who is presently the National Security Authority delegated by the President of the Council of Ministers?
9.a   The Minister of Defence
9.b   The Undersecretary of State
9.c   The Secretary General of CESIS
10)   Do the members of the Italian intelligence and security services have law enforcement powers?
10.a   Only within the Italian territory
10.b   No
10.c   Yes

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Answers: 1 = C; 2 =B; 3 = B; 4 = C; 5 = C; 6 = A; 7 = B; 8 = A; 9 = C; 10 = B;