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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rustico agree to allow Alibech to remain with him?
(a) he is eager to save her soul.
(b) he is lecherous and wants to seduce her.
(c) he is blind and cannot see her beauty.
(d) he is eager to test his willpower against her beauty.

2. Why does Frederigo leave the city for his farm?
(a) it is a better place for his falcon.
(b) he will not have to see Monna Giovanna.
(c) it is cheaper to live there.
(d) the bill collectors will not find him there.

3. What does Caterina say she wants to hear at night?
(a) the breeze in the trees.
(b) the troubadors.
(c) the nightingale.
(d) the crickets.

4. When Abraham returns, what does he want to do that surprises Giannotto?
(a) he wants to become a monk.
(b) he wants to reaffirm his Jewish faith.
(c) he wants to convert to Christianity.
(d) he wants to confront a rabbi.

5. What is Ricciardo's plan after Caterina makes her bed on the balcony?
(a) to get to the balcony through a window.
(b) to climb the wall and join her in her bed.
(c) to watch her in the moonlight.
(d) to sing love songs to her beneath the balcony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tancredi have done to Guiscardo after he learns of his affair with Ghismunda?

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

3. What story does Gianni tell to excuse himself from taking Pietro's bed that night?

4. Where does Alibech set out on her quest?

5. What does Rustico tell Alibech to do?

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