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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the nuns keep Masetto in the convent for many years?
(a) he fathers children the nuns say are orphans.
(b) he speaks and they think God has worked a miracle.
(c) he agrees to stay if they stop wanting sex.
(d) he knows too much about their activities.

2. Why does Saladin go to Melchisedech?
(a) he is a Jewish money lender.
(b) he has a map of great treasure.
(c) he is a wise fortune teller.
(d) he is a high priest.

3. What do the women tell Alibech?
(a) there are plenty of men who will help her serve God.
(b) they want to learn how to serve God, too.
(c) she is a stupid girl who trusts men.
(d) she cannot serve God with their husbands.

4. Why does Abraham conclude that the Christian religion is strong and will last?
(a) it survives the excesses of the clergy.
(b) it leads the way in educating the people.
(c) it accomodates Jews.
(d) it has very beautiful churches.

5. Why does Nuto leave the convent where he was the gardener?
(a) he had an accident so he could no longer work.
(b) he got too old to tend the garden.
(c) the work was too difficult for him.
(d) the salary was too low and he got conflicting orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers what the monk is doing?

2. Who is Alatiel?

3. What causes the women of Alibech's town to laugh when she returns after the deaths of her family members?

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

5. Who determines who will tell the stories on each successive night?

(see the answer key)

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