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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aldo Palazzeschi's Bistino and the Marquis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Monsignor Filiberto go to France?
(a) To help the king write a book.
(b) To help the king win a war.
(c) To help the king build a new castle.
(d) To help the king find a wife.

2. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" feel is wasted in the town?
(a) Human emotions.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Brain power.
(d) Natural resources.

3. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," what happens while the fountain's construction is halted?
(a) The construction workers lose their jobs.
(b) They lose funding from the government.
(c) The people begin to think the city is ugly.
(d) They lose water from the river.

4. What does Monsignor Filiberto do for a living?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is a soldier.
(c) He is a priest.
(d) He is a banker.

5. How does Nunzia describe the Countess?
(a) As a hateful woman.
(b) As a boring woman.
(c) As a nagging woman.
(d) As a wonderful woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Monsignor Filiberto feel about Madonna Zilia's requested oath of silence?

2. Why does the mayor of Pietrarsa finally agree to move the fountain?

3. Where does the Marquis live?

4. What is Monsignor Filiberto's reaction to Madonna Zilia's lack of interest in him?

5. How does Bistino remember the Marquis treating him in the past?

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