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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 40-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what does Savonarola say about his sermon?
(a) That it is about the future of Italy.
(b) That it must be printed as well as heard.
(c) That women aren't allowed to listen to it.
(d) That he has to charge to let people listen to it.

2. When the bell rings in Chapter 17, what does it remind Alessandra's mother of?
(a) When Plautilla was born.
(b) When her father died.
(c) When she was married.
(d) When she was pregnant.

3. What upsets Tomaso most about his case of boils?
(a) His declining beauty.
(b) The inability to use his hands.
(c) The way he is treated by the French.
(d) His lack of energy.

4. How does Alessandra get the painter to let her in the chapel in Chapter 29?
(a) She bribes him.
(b) She tricks him.
(c) She begs him.
(d) She just opens the door.

5. Where does Alessandra meet with the painter in Chapter 12?
(a) His rooms.
(b) The garden.
(c) The cemetary.
(d) The chapel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cristoforo demand when Alessandra goes into labor?

2. Why does Erila interrupt Alessandra's painting in Chapter 4?

3. What makes Tomaso confess his homosexuality to his mother?

4. What is traditionally done to nuns after they die?

5. In Chapter 9, why is it rumored that the murdered bodies will be moved?

(see the answer key)

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