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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. In "The Idolaters," what are the red lights in the sky?
(a) The northern lights.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Another town's warning signal.
(d) Something from space.

2. Why is Malpelo willing to do dangerous tasks in the mines?
(a) He doesn't want to lose his job.
(b) He always stands up to a challenge.
(c) He feels he doesn't have a family.
(d) He gets paid more money to do them.

3. What is Belfagor given before he goes to earth in the form of a man?
(a) Money.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Good wishes.
(d) Clear directions.

4. How does Professor Farsatti feel about Mount San Dona?
(a) He has no opinion about it.
(b) He enjoys it.
(c) He dislikes it.
(d) He has never been there.

5. How does Monsignor Filiberto feel about Madonna Zilia's requested oath of silence?
(a) He thinks it's too long.
(b) He thinks it's childish.
(c) He thinks it's fair.
(d) He thinks it's a bluff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the miners find where Malpelo's father died?

2. What does the priest in "The Idolaters" do with the statuesof San Pantaleone?

3. How much older is Hermes Torranza than Bianca?

4. In what genre did Fogazzaro write first?

5. What does Giacobbe discover about Pallura?

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