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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Saladin plan to do when he visits Melchisedech?
(a) to offer his daughter in marriage to Melchisedech.
(b) to put Melchisedech under arrest and take his fortune.
(c) to fall on his knees and beg from Melchisedech.
(d) to trick Melchisedech into giving him money.

2. Where does Ser Ciappelletto find lodging in Burgundy?
(a) with two Florentine brothers.
(b) with two Franciscan friars.
(c) with a needy widow.
(d) in an expensive inn that Musciatto pays for.

3. What does Caterina beg her parents to allow her to do?
(a) to sleep on the balcony outside her bedroom.
(b) to sleep in another part of the house.
(c) to sleep in a room by herself.
(d) to sleep under an arbor in the garden.

4. What happens when the two friends tell Brother Onion what they had done?
(a) they all have a good laugh.
(b) Brother Onion gives them absolution.
(c) they agree that everything worked out well.
(d) Brother Onion kicks both of them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the abbot never punish the monk?

2. Why does Musciatto Franzesi choose Ser Ciappelletto to handle debts and trade?

3. What name does Alberto give Monna Lisetta that indicates how bright she is?

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

5. How does he explain the charcoal?

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