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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Back at camp, how many pieces of bad new does Godfrey receive?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. What does an aged sorcerer named Hidraort discover?
(a) He cannot foresee who will win the battle over Jerusalem.
(b) He can foresee who will win the battle over Jerusalem.
(c) He can protect the Crusaders.
(d) He can protect the Muslims.

3. What does this Muslim ruler consider?
(a) Slaughtering all the Christians currently living in the city.
(b) Forgiving all the Christians currently living in the city.
(c) Exiling all the Christians currently living in the city.
(d) Forcing all the Christians to convert to Islam.

4. What does Godfrey do about Argantes?
(a) He volunteers to fight Argantes.
(b) He accepts Argantes' truce.
(c) He asks for a volunteer to meet Argantes' challenge.
(d) He tells Argantes to wait until Tancred returns.

5. Who rides at the head of an army of reinforcements?
(a) Argantes.
(b) Tancred.
(c) Godfrey.
(d) Erminia.

6. What does this person and his family do for her?
(a) They threaten her.
(b) They welcome her into their family.
(c) They give her food.
(d) They give her directions to an inn.

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

8. Why does Aladine agree to her terms?
(a) He has heard of Clorinda's valor and battle skills.
(b) He believes Clorinda.
(c) He has heard about the trouble Clorinda's family has caused.
(d) He is afraid of Clorinda.

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

10. Is Armida able to have any effect on Godfrey or Tancred?
(a) No.
(b) Some.
(c) Quite a bit.
(d) Yes.

11. What do the combined armies raise?
(a) Their own flags.
(b) Their king's flags.
(c) Their country's flags.
(d) Christian flags.

12. What does Godfrey say he will do once the battle is complete?
(a) He would be happy to help Armida.
(b) He will send Armida back to her family.
(c) He will search for Armida's queen.
(d) He will kill Armida.

13. What arrives unexpectedly at the Christian camp?
(a) Muslim warriors.
(b) More Crusaders.
(c) A present.
(d) A supply train.

14. What does Clorinda step forward and offer?
(a) Her belief that the two are co-conspirators.
(b) Her family as a sacrifice.
(c) Herself as a sacrifice.
(d) Her belief that the lovers are innocent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Erminia after this man conquered her kingdom but treated her and her belongings with immense respect, eventually freeing her?

2. What happens when Armida enters the Christian camp?

3. To whom does this holy man send messengers?

4. What is described at detailed length?

5. What do these men advise the Crusaders to do?

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