View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What horrible thing does Tancredi do to his daughter?
(a) he takes away all her clothes so she cannot go outside.
(b) he chops up Guiscardo's heart and has it prepared for her.
(c) he makes her witness the beheading of Guiscardo.
(d) he lockes her in her room until he dies.

2. When the weather does not change, what do Rabatta and Bondone decide to do?
(a) continue their trek.
(b) go back the way they came.
(c) stay the night.
(d) rent a carriage.

3. Who determines who will tell the stories on each successive night?
(a) the last person to tell a stroy the night before.
(b) the group by popular vote.
(c) the oldest of the 7 women and 3 men.
(d) the person chosen as queen or king for the next night.

4. What do the two men who know Brother Onion plan to do?
(a) slip into his room and steal the feather.
(b) glue the lid shut on the box containing the feather.
(c) exchange the white feather for a black one.
(d) exchange the feather for a turkey feather.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pietro go to ply his trade?

2. Why does Berto della Massa go to Venice and take on the identity of Brother Alberto?

3. What does Ghismunda do when she sees her father will not look for another husband for her?

4. What do two men who know Brother Onion well suspect?

5. What is the Baronci family of Florence noted for?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 362 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample