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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gabriele d'Annunzio's the Idolaters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lesson does Malpelo try to show Ranocchio about working in the mines?
(a) That he has to hide his money.
(b) That he has to be a fighter.
(c) That he has to work the hardest.
(d) That he has to be fast.

2. Why does Madonna Zilia ask Monsignor Filiberto to take an oath?
(a) Because she knows he will do it.
(b) Because she is bored.
(c) Because she wants to control him.
(d) Because she thinks he won't do it.

3. By whom was Giovanni Verga influenced?
(a) The French.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The English.
(d) The Germans.

4. Who tells Bianca that Torrazna has died?
(a) Professor Farsatti.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Dalla Carretta.
(d) Her husband.

5. What does Torranza tell Bianca about his death?
(a) He will leave her money.
(b) He will miss her.
(c) He will send a lawyer to see her.
(d) He will give her a sign.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ranocchio like to visit most?

2. When she visits Monsignor Filiberto, what does Madonna Zilia tell him that disappoints him?

3. Why does Belfagor tell Gianmatteo to stay away from him?

4. Why does Bianca return to San Dona?

5. Why does Onesta's family choose Belfagor to marry her?

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