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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eustace suggest?
(a) He could lead a small portion of the army to help Armida.
(b) He could search for Armida's family.
(c) He could protect Armida from the other men.
(d) He could marry Armida.

2. Whose help does the poet invoke?
(a) Various gods.
(b) Satan.
(c) Poetic muses.
(d) His friends.

3. What happens to the man who speaks badly about Renaldo?
(a) He is tortured.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He is protected.
(d) He dies.

4. Who impetuously rides out to challenge Argantes?
(a) Otto.
(b) Otho.
(c) Olo.
(d) Ortho.

5. Who leads their first attack?
(a) Tancred.
(b) Godfrey.
(c) Aladine.
(d) Argantes.

6. As Tancred searches in vain for Erminia, who does he encounter?
(a) The angel Michael.
(b) Godfrey.
(c) A patrolling knight.
(d) Clorinda.

7. To whom does this holy man send messengers?
(a) His enemies.
(b) His family.
(c) His allies.
(d) The Muslims.

8. What does Olindo do?
(a) He rushes forth and confesses to the crime.
(b) He agrees that Sophronia is guilty.
(c) He taunts the Muslims.
(d) He fights Aladine to save Sophronia.

9. Who does Armida choose as her favorite?
(a) Clorinda.
(b) Godfrey.
(c) Erminia.
(d) Eustace.

10. What is described at detailed length?
(a) The army of each ally.
(b) The navy of each enemy.
(c) The navy of each ally.
(d) The army of each enemy.

11. Where do the Crusaders march?
(a) Over the desert.
(b) Through the mountains.
(c) On Jerusalem.
(d) Into the Promise Land.

12. To whom does the poet compare Aladine's actions?
(a) To those of the Angel Gabriel.
(b) To those of Abraham.
(c) To those of Pontius Pilate.
(d) To those of Herod.

13. To whom does God send the Angel Gabriel?
(a) Peter.
(b) Rinaldo.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Godfrey.

14. What does Clorinda vow?
(a) To take these two lovers out of the country.
(b) To be killed in their stead.
(c) To serve Aladine faithfully if he allows them to go free.
(d) To bring her family to Aladine.

15. What happens as soon as Tancred and Clorinda see each other?
(a) They are instantly mutually attracted.
(b) They instantly hate each other.
(c) They instantly recognize each other.
(d) They instantly fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aladine command happen to both Sophronia and Olindo?

2. Who does Satan gather?

3. What does Godfrey believe it would be unwise to do?

4. As the other lords become angry, what does Godfrey do?

5. Back in Jerusalem, why is Argantes becoming more and more angry and impatient?

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