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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important position does Angelica's uncle hold?
(a) Royal footman.
(b) Royal butler.
(c) Royal secretary.
(d) Royal advisor.

2. For what two worlds does the author say Madris is the capital?
(a) The exciting and the boring.
(b) The old and the new.
(c) The rich and the poor.
(d) The political and the artistic.

3. What was used to strangle the dead woman?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A silk cord.
(c) A satin tie.
(d) A sailor's rope.

4. What does Sor Josefa ask God to send the king and queen?
(a) Sweetness.
(b) Humility.
(c) Male heirs.
(d) Female heirs.

5. Captain Cuesta is deaf to _____________.
(a) A woman's charms.
(b) Swearing.
(c) Foreign languages.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the author compare to the pace the chief constable sets about his task?

2. What does the narrator hear fine ladies and gentlemen saying as they step out of the plaza?

3. What does the narrator say has quickened the constable and Diego's thirst?

4. Complete the following line "Why should Greek be a tongue you..."?

5. What was the name of the tavern where Inigio had left Alatriste?

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