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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. Why is Malpelo's mother ashamed of him?
(a) Because he beats people.
(b) Because he works a poor job.
(c) Because he insults her.
(d) Because people gossip about him.

2. What does Belfagor offer Gianmatteo in exchange for his help?
(a) A chance to go to heaven.
(b) Money.
(c) Labor.
(d) A wife.

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

4. What does the king of France tell the doctors will happen if they fail to treat Monsignor Filiberto?
(a) They will be charged.
(b) They will be forced to try again.
(c) They will be beheaded.
(d) They will be exiled.

5. What do Giacobbe and his men want to do in the church in Mascalico?
(a) Steal the candles.
(b) Replace their statue.
(c) Pray.
(d) Destroy the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Malpelo feel when he visits Ranocchio and sees his mother crying?

2. How do the other townspeople react the Giacobbe's theory of what happened to Pallura's candles?

3. Why does Monsignor Filiberto go to France?

4. How much older is Hermes Torranza than Bianca?

5. How do the people of Radusa respond to the red lights in the sky in "The Idolaters"?

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