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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Constanza and Alatiel go after they leave Athens?
(a) Babylon.
(b) France.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Turkey.

2. When Abraham returns, what does he want to do that surprises Giannotto?
(a) he wants to confront a rabbi.
(b) he wants to reaffirm his Jewish faith.
(c) he wants to convert to Christianity.
(d) he wants to become a monk.

3. Why does Giannotto think it is so necessary to convert Abraham?
(a) he needs to have saved one soul before the year is out.
(b) unless he converts Abraham, he cannot go to heaven himself.
(c) he cannot be openly friends with Abraham as long as he is a Jew.
(d) unless Abraham converts to Christianity, he is sure to go to hell.

4. Why is Alatiel not happy with the duke after they go to Athens?
(a) he grows fat and lazy in Athens.
(b) he never allows her to leave the villa in Athens.
(c) he never leaves her side in Athens.
(d) he has a wife in Athens and keeps her as a mistress.

5. What tragedy befalls Alatiel?
(a) she is captured by pirates on the high seas.
(b) she is sold by her brothers for a great price.
(c) she is shipwrecked off the island of Majorca.
(d) she is betrothed to an ugly old king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Musciatto Franzesi choose Ser Ciappelletto to handle debts and trade?

2. Who takes the place of the prince and seeks revenge on the duke?

3. Where does Pietro go to ply his trade?

4. Who is Alatiel's next lover after Constanzo?

5. How does a prostitute deceive Pietro?

(see the answer key)

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