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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Constanzo leave the battle and return to the duke's house?
(a) he becomes deathly ill.
(b) he changes his mind about fighting.
(c) he comes to protect the women and children.
(d) he has fallen in love with Alatiel.

2. After the trouble at sea, what happens to the men who love Alatiel?
(a) most of them commit suicide.
(b) most of them are murdered so she can be taken.
(c) most of them sell her to other men.
(d) most of them abandon her.

3. Who does Pietro take up with after he loses all his money and clothes?
(a) some highwaymen.
(b) some grave robbers.
(c) some sorcerers.
(d) some gamblers.

4. Where does Ser Ciappelletto find lodging in Burgundy?
(a) with a needy widow.
(b) with two Florentine brothers.
(c) in an expensive inn that Musciatto pays for.
(d) with two Franciscan friars.

5. How does Ciappelletto's confession later hoodwink the church?
(a) Ciappelletto becomes a martyr and is later canonized.
(b) Ciappelletto promises a donation he never makes.
(c) Ciappelletto is buried in the Vatican.
(d) Ciappelletto becomes a model for all businessmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragedy befalls Alatiel?

2. What is the discovery of Saladin, the Sultan of Babylon?

3. How does Saladin honor Melchisedech?

4. Who discovers what the monk is doing?

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

(see the answer key)

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