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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ciappelletto becomes gravely ill, what do the brothers think?
(a) they might have to take him back to Paris.
(b) no priest would ever absolve a man as evil as Ciappelletto.
(c) they can steal his money after he dies.
(d) no one would blame them for turning him out of their house.

2. Where does the monk take a woman?
(a) to a garden.
(b) to an inn.
(c) to her bedroom.
(d) to his cell.

3. Why does Giannotto think it is so necessary to convert Abraham?
(a) he cannot be openly friends with Abraham as long as he is a Jew.
(b) he needs to have saved one soul before the year is out.
(c) unless he converts Abraham, he cannot go to heaven himself.
(d) unless Abraham converts to Christianity, he is sure to go to hell.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pietro go to ply his trade?

2. Where does Ser Ciappelletto find lodging in Burgundy?

3. What does Saladin plan to do when he visits Melchisedech?

4. What does Giannotto di Civigni want to do?

5. Who is the next rival for the favor of Alatiel?

(see the answer key)

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