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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the nuns do because they think Masetto is deaf?
(a) poke fun at him.
(b) teach him to write.
(c) use sign language.
(d) peek at him in his bath.

4. What does Rustico tell Alibech she must do to serve God?
(a) to sleep naked in Rustico's bed.
(b) to put the devil back into hell.
(c) to chastize the devil with her tongue.
(d) to give herself to God's priest.

5. Who is Alatiel's next lover after Constanzo?
(a) a general.
(b) a merchant.
(c) a baron.
(d) a king.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the monk trick the abbot?

2. What does Rustico soon discover?

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

4. Who discovers what the monk is doing?

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

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