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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What results from Ser Ciappelletto's confession?
(a) he is discovered to be a liar.
(b) he is forced to give up all his wealth.
(c) he survives for another twenty years.
(d) he becomes thought of as a saint.

2. Who is the next rival for the favor of Alatiel?
(a) a soldier in the prince's honor guard.
(b) a duke who is a cousin to the prince.
(c) a prince who is a cousin of the duke.
(d) the emperor of Constantinople.

3. What is the premise of the novel that results in rounds of story telling?
(a) 7 men and 3 young women leave Rome to escape the plague.
(b) 7 women and 7 men go on holiday together.
(c) 7 women and 3 children are banished from Florence society.
(d) 7 young women and 3 men leave Florence to escape the plague.

4. How many men actually had Alatiel before she was married?
(a) twenty.
(b) five.
(c) seventeen.
(d) nine.

5. Why is Alatiel not happy with the duke after they go to Athens?
(a) he grows fat and lazy in Athens.
(b) he never allows her to leave the villa in Athens.
(c) he never leaves her side in Athens.
(d) he has a wife in Athens and keeps her as a mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the place of the prince and seeks revenge on the duke?

2. Why does Giannotto think it is so necessary to convert Abraham?

3. Who determines who will tell the stories on each successive night?

4. Why does the King determine that no one should ever know about all the men and unfortunate circumstances in Alatiel's life?

5. How does Ser Ciappelletto get a priest to absolve him?

(see the answer key)

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