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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because Monna Lisetta is so beautiful, what does Brother Alberto desire to do?
(a) sleep with her.
(b) find her a husband.
(c) marry her.
(d) make her a nun.

2. What name does Alberto give Monna Lisetta that indicates how bright she is?
(a) Lady Copernicus.
(b) Lady Quickwit.
(c) Lady Genius.
(d) Lady Halfwit

3. Where do the two men who played the trick go the next day?
(a) to wait outside the church.
(b) to wait up in a tree.
(c) to hide in the confessional.
(d) to hear Brother Onion's sermon.

4. Who does Alatiel eventually meet?
(a) the King of Cyprus who recognizes her.
(b) the Prince of Wales who recognizes her.
(c) the King of France who recognizes her.
(d) the sultan of Brunei who recognizes her.

5. What results after Monna Lisetta believes Alberto's story and agrees to comply?
(a) they carry on an affair for quite some time.
(b) Alberto gets cold feet and calls it off.
(c) Monna Lisetta only complies when wearing a blindfold.
(d) Alberto has to find a suitable place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Alatiel not happy with the duke after they go to Athens?

2. When Rabatta and Bondone meet on the road to Florence, what happens to cause them to seek shelter?

3. How can Berto so easily convince people that he has taken on the vows of poverty and chastity?

4. What horrible thing does Tancredi do to his daughter?

5. What happens when Brother Onion reaches into the box supposedly containing Gabriel's feather?

(see the answer key)

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