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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abraham observe among the church leaders in Rome?
(a) great humility with vows of poverty and celibacy.
(b) great piety and devotion to Jesus and the saints.
(c) greed, lust, lechery, and many other things that a man of God should not be a part of.
(d) strong examples of how to live a clean life.

2. Why does the King determine that no one should ever know about all the men and unfortunate circumstances in Alatiel's life?
(a) because she always wore a veil.
(b) because the men who knew who she was are all dead.
(c) because she never told anyone who she was.
(d) because she could not speak the language of her captors.

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

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

5. Where does Pietro go to ply his trade?
(a) Rome.
(b) Florence.
(c) Tuscany.
(d) Naples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Pietro when he stays the night at the woman's house?

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

3. How many men actually had Alatiel before she was married?

4. What results from Ser Ciappelletto's confession?

5. What does a monk see that ignites his temptation?

(see the answer key)

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