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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Tingoccio dies, what does he do that he had promised Meuccio in life?
(a) return to tell what it is like after death.
(b) show himself to the evil monk in the village.
(c) haunt Meuccio's wife.
(d) return to light candles in the church.

2. Because of her vanity, what does Monna Lisetta do that soon allows all of Venice to know about her affair?
(a) she tells another priest at confession.
(b) she has an artist paint a picture of her and Gabriel.
(c) she forgets to draw her drapes.
(d) she tells a neighbor about Gabriel's love.

3. What does Messer Lizio di Valbona tell his wife Caterina's hand was wrapped around when he found them?
(a) a bouquet of roses.
(b) the bedpost.
(c) Ricciardo's dagger.
(d) her beloved nightingale.

4. What is the Baronci family of Florence noted for?
(a) their beauty.
(b) their ugliness.
(c) their poverty.
(d) their charity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alatiel manage to marry the King of Algarve after all?

2. What does Monna Giovanna's son want to possess?

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

4. Why does Nuto leave the convent where he was the gardener?

5. While Peronella's husband is inside cleaning the barrel, what is Peronella doing?

(see the answer key)

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