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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the nuns keep Masetto in the convent for many years?
(a) he fathers children the nuns say are orphans.
(b) he speaks and they think God has worked a miracle.
(c) he knows too much about their activities.
(d) he agrees to stay if they stop wanting sex.

2. When does Masetto return to his village of Lamporecchio?
(a) after he has finished landscaping the garden.
(b) after a new, younger gardener arrives.
(c) after several of the nuns get pregnant.
(d) after the death of the abbess.

3. When Ciappelletto becomes gravely ill, what do the brothers think?
(a) no one would blame them for turning him out of their house.
(b) they might have to take him back to Paris.
(c) no priest would ever absolve a man as evil as Ciappelletto.
(d) they can steal his money after he dies.

4. What happens to Marato on board a ship?
(a) he is talked into selling Alatiel.
(b) he is thrown overboard.
(c) he is hung.
(d) he is shot.

5. Where does the monk take a woman?
(a) to a garden.
(b) to her bedroom.
(c) to an inn.
(d) to his cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abraham conclude that the Christian religion is strong and will last?

2. What causes the women of Alibech's town to laugh when she returns after the deaths of her family members?

3. How does Saladin honor Melchisedech?

4. What are the three holy laws Saladin challenges Melchisedech to name as the one with the most truths?

5. What does Abraham observe among the church leaders in Rome?

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