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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave Vicente a passage to Greece in Part Two?
(a) Lucrezia's bodyguard.
(b) Two fishermen brothers.
(c) Vicente's brother.
(d) Prince Dschem.

2. What happens to the Borgias after the death of Pope Alexander VI?
(a) They are expelled from the country.
(b) They rise in power.
(c) They are almost all killed.
(d) They lose ground in Italy.

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Bianca's family home?
(a) It is not in the best state of repair.
(b) It is a castle.
(c) It is old and disorganized.
(d) It is perched on a hillside.

4. Why does Vicente temporarily fire Primavera in Part One?
(a) For stealing food from the cellar.
(b) For putting strange ideas into Bianca's head.
(c) Because he has no money to pay her.
(d) For raising her voice to him.

5. Who does Ludovico resent in "The Three Eyes of God"?
(a) Vicente for his family.
(b) Lucrezia for her wealth.
(c) The Duc de Valentinois and all people of stature.
(d) The priest because his life is so simple.

6. Which of the following best describes Lucrezia?
(a) Curious and generous.
(b) Simple and withdrawn.
(c) Haughty and arrogant.
(d) Pretty and kind.

7. In "The Name of the World", what lake do Bianca and her father stand on the shore of?
(a) Lago Viande.
(b) Lago Vienne.
(c) Lago Verde.
(d) Lago Verche.

8. What world do the dwarves believe themselves to belong to?
(a) The hidden world.
(b) The imaginary world.
(c) The natural world.
(d) The fantasy world.

9. Where is Vicente being held prisoner in Part Two?
(a) Cesare's house.
(b) A cabin in the woods.
(c) The basement of Montefiore.
(d) A Greek monastery.

10. What is the name of Bianca's mother?
(a) Her name is unknown.
(b) Lucrezia.
(c) Primavera.
(d) Maria Ines.

11. Who does Bianca's father meet in the church of San Francisco?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A priest.
(c) A homeless man.
(d) A stonemason.

12. What does Ranuccio find impossible to do since the meeting near the waterfall?
(a) Believe in fantastical creatures.
(b) Walk in the woods alone.
(c) Kill without feeling intense guilt and remorse.
(d) Empathize with non-humans.

13. Who is Lucrezia?
(a) Cesare's wife.
(b) Cesare's sister.
(c) Cesare's aunt.
(d) Cesare's cousin.

14. What are being guarded by a community of monks in Greece?
(a) Cesare's fortune.
(b) A golden key.
(c) A group of high society virgins.
(d) The apples from the Garden of Eden.

15. How did Vicente gain access to the monastery in Part Two?
(a) He used a key.
(b) He was escorted in by Prince Dschem.
(c) He disguised himself as a monk.
(d) He climbed through a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lucrezia married to in 1502?

2. Who is Rodrigo Borgia?

3. How might one describe Bianca's relationship with Primavera?

4. What do the dwarves liken themselves to?

5. Why are the dwarves watching Bianca and her father in Part One?

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