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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Constanza and Alatiel go after they leave Athens?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Babylon.
(c) France.
(d) Turkey.

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

3. What story does Alberto tell Monna Lisetta?
(a) that the Angel Gabriel wants to speak with her.
(b) that the Angel Gabriel has fallen in love with her.
(c) that the Angel Gabriel has been watching her undress.
(d) that the Angel Gabriel wants her to sleep with Alberto.

4. Eventually what happens to Rustico?
(a) he repents and sends Alibech away.
(b) he is caught and publicly whipped.
(c) he is worn out and can no longer pleasure Alibech.
(d) he is transfered to another monastery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isabetta learn of Lorenzo's fate?

2. What does Peronella's lover do while she supervises her husband?

3. Who is the somewhat spoiled Caterina?

4. Who does Alibech eventually meet?

5. What do the villagers know of the Brother from St. Anthony's who comes once a year?

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