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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tancredi discover his daughter's affair with Guiscardo?
(a) he has her followed by a policeman.
(b) he falls asleep in her room and wakes up to find them together.
(c) he opens her door to see if she is in the house.
(d) he hears gossip on the streets and confronts her.

2. How does Ciappelletto's confession later hoodwink the church?
(a) Ciappelletto promises a donation he never makes.
(b) Ciappelletto becomes a model for all businessmen.
(c) Ciappelletto is buried in the Vatican.
(d) Ciappelletto becomes a martyr and is later canonized.

3. What is Monna Lisetta's character like?
(a) she is very intelligent.
(b) she in very humble.
(c) she is very vain.
(d) she is very belligerent.

4. What results after Monna Lisetta believes Alberto's story and agrees to comply?
(a) Alberto gets cold feet and calls it off.
(b) Monna Lisetta only complies when wearing a blindfold.
(c) they carry on an affair for quite some time.
(d) Alberto has to find a suitable place.

5. Why does the abbot never punish the monk?
(a) because he could not prove what the monk had done.
(b) because he feared the community would reject the monastery.
(c) because he had the woman as well.
(d) because the monk caught him with a boy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Monna Lisetta respond to the idea that the Angel Gabriel wants her?

3. Who is Alatiel?

4. Why does the first holy man send Alibech away?

5. What does Ghismunda do when she sees her father will not look for another husband for her?

(see the answer key)

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