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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alberto Moravia's Competition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are most of the people from on the train in "Broken Toys"?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Southern Italy.
(d) Northern Italy.

2. Where does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" run into an engineer of Pietrarsa?
(a) Outside of Paris.
(b) Pietrarsa's town center.
(c) Near Pietrarsa.
(d) In Florence.

3. During which century did Boccacio write?
(a) The 17th.
(b) The 15th.
(c) The 14th.
(d) The 16th.

4. What do the townspeople do when they go to Mascalico in "The Idolaters"?
(a) They rob people.
(b) They slaughter people.
(c) They smack people.
(d) They destroy their church.

5. How does Malpelo feel when he visits Ranocchio and sees his mother crying?
(a) It makes him cry, also.
(b) It scares him.
(c) He wants to talk about it.
(d) He doesn't understand it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Belfagor do as Onesta says in their marriage?

2. What is Belfagor given before he goes to earth in the form of a man?

3. When is a new express train line built in "Broken Toys"?

4. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," where is the fountain going to be built?

5. What custom does Madonna Zilia refuse with Monsignor Filiberto?

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