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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15, III/10-III/19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Saint Catherine chide Emperor Maxentius?
(a) For talking about Jesus.
(b) For sacrificing to the gods.
(c) For killing the Jews.
(d) For asking her to marry him.

2. Why is Saint Christine locked in a tower with other maidens?
(a) Because of her intelligence.
(b) Because of her beauty.
(c) Because her husband is jealous.
(d) She is not locked in a tower with other maidens.

3. What name does Marina assume when she joins her father's monastery?
(a) Father John.
(b) Brother Smaragdus.
(c) Brother Marinus.
(d) Brother Boccaccio.

4. Who refuses Pharaoh's advances?
(a) Mariamme.
(b) Clotilde.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Penelope.

5. Where does Lisabetta of Messina hide Lorenzo's severed head?
(a) In her closet.
(b) She cannot find Lorenzo's head.
(c) In her garden.
(d) In a pot of basil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does God bestow upon the sibyls?

2. Who has complete knowledge of pyromancy?

3. Who receives high honors for saving her father when his enemies attack him during a triumphal procession in Rome?

4. Who predicts that Justinian will become emperor?

5. What country does Artemisia become Queen of?

(see the answer key)

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