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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How does Saladin honor Melchisedech?
(a) he takes him to the court of Babylon.
(b) he makes him his chamberlain.
(c) he builds him a palace.
(d) he makes him his regent.

3. How does Isabetta learn of Lorenzo's fate?
(a) an angel tells her in a dream.
(b) she accidentally finds his shallow grave.
(c) a witness to his murder comes to tell her.
(d) he comes to her in a dream.

4. Who is the somewhat spoiled Caterina?
(a) the wife of Messer Lizio di Valbona, a rich knight.
(b) the cousin of Messer Lizio di Valbona, a rich knight.
(c) the daughter of Messer Lizio di Valbona, a rich knight.
(d) the sister of Messer Lizio di Valbona, a rich knight.

5. With whom does Isabetta fall in love and begin an affair?
(a) Lorenzo, the man who takes care of much of the family business.
(b) the tutor who comes to give her lessons.
(c) the man who grooms her brothers' horses.
(d) the man who tends the family gardens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peronella do shortly after her marriage?

2. What happens to Marato on board a ship?

3. Why does the Brother from St. Anthony's monastery travel each year to a nearby village?

4. Where do Constanza and Alatiel go after they leave Athens?

5. Why does Ghismunda not marry at a time when other girls her age have taken husbands?

(see the answer key)

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