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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Pietro end up with that is worth more than the money he lost?
(a) a ruby ring.
(b) a bag of silver.
(c) a gold crown.
(d) a prize horse.

3. How does Ser Ciappelletto get a priest to absolve him?
(a) he makes a large donation to the church.
(b) he lies about everything in his past life.
(c) he becomes seriously penitent for his past sins.
(d) he confesses under an assumed name.

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

5. How does a prostitute deceive Pietro?
(a) by cliaming to be in great distress.
(b) by claiming to be his long lost sister.
(c) by claiming to be his late brother's mistress.
(d) by claiming to be a fortune teller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alatiel eventually meet?

2. How does Ciappelletto's confession later hoodwink the church?

3. Where does Abraham insist on going to find out about Christianity?

4. What does Abraham observe among the church leaders in Rome?

5. Where do Constanza and Alatiel go after they leave Athens?

(see the answer key)

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