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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the premise of the novel that results in rounds of story telling?
(a) 7 men and 3 young women leave Rome to escape the plague.
(b) 7 women and 7 men go on holiday together.
(c) 7 young women and 3 men leave Florence to escape the plague.
(d) 7 women and 3 children are banished from Florence society.

3. Why is Masetto sleeping in the garden when the abbess finds him and begins to lust after him?
(a) he has been drinking the nun's wine.
(b) he has been servicing eight nuns and is tired.
(c) he has been working too hard in the orchard.
(d) he is lazy and is taking rest in the orchard.

4. Why does Musciatto Franzesi choose Ser Ciappelletto to handle debts and trade?
(a) He thinks Ser Ciappelletto is a bit stupid.
(b) He thinks Ser Ciappelletto is rich enough not to steal from him.
(c) He fears the unscrupulous behavior of the Burgundians.
(d) He wants a totally honest man to run his business.

5. Why does Rustico agree to allow Alibech to remain with him?
(a) he is lecherous and wants to seduce her.
(b) he is eager to save her soul.
(c) he is eager to test his willpower against her beauty.
(d) he is blind and cannot see her beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rustico tell Alibech she must do to serve God?

2. Where does Pietro go to ply his trade?

3. Who does Alibech eventually meet?

4. Who comes to the aid of the duke when war is proclaimed?

5. Who is Alatiel?

(see the answer key)

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