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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Alibech eventually find?
(a) a holy man who lives in a hut.
(b) a holy woman who lives in a cave.
(c) a holy man who teaches in a synagogue.
(d) a holy woman who heals the sick.

2. Who takes Alatiel from the sailor after the murder of the other sailor?
(a) a magician.
(b) a prince.
(c) a merchant.
(d) a bandit.

3. Where does Alibech set out on her quest?
(a) she goes alone to explore the Egyptian desert.
(b) she goes alone to Greece.
(c) she goes alone to Jerusalem.
(d) she goes alone to study in Alexandria.

4. What happens to Pietro when he stays the night at the woman's house?
(a) he ends up naked on the street and locked out of the house.
(b) he is arrested by the Naples police for soliciting.
(c) he becomes ill from poison in his food.
(d) he is tied up, robbed, and dumped into a canal.

5. Why does Berto della Massa go to Venice and take on the identity of Brother Alberto?
(a) he wants to find out what monks do in their cells.
(b) he is such a liar that no one will have dealings with him.
(c) he plans to steal gold from the church.
(d) he is wanted for murder.

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

7. Why does Giannotto think it is so necessary to convert Abraham?
(a) unless he converts Abraham, he cannot go to heaven himself.
(b) he cannot be openly friends with Abraham as long as he is a Jew.
(c) unless Abraham converts to Christianity, he is sure to go to hell.
(d) he needs to have saved one soul before the year is out.

8. What does Rustico tell Alibech she must do to serve God?
(a) to sleep naked in Rustico's bed.
(b) to chastize the devil with her tongue.
(c) to give herself to God's priest.
(d) to put the devil back into hell.

9. Where does Abraham insist on going to find out about Christianity?
(a) to a monastery.
(b) to Jerusalem.
(c) to Antioch.
(d) to Rome.

10. Where does Pietro go to ply his trade?
(a) Tuscany.
(b) Naples.
(c) Rome.
(d) Florence.

11. What does Ghismunda do with Guiscardo's heart?
(a) she mixes it with poison herbs, takes it, and dies.
(b) she keeps it in a silver box in her room.
(c) she buries it under a rose bush.
(d) she hides it under her bed.

12. Because Monna Lisetta is so beautiful, what does Brother Alberto desire to do?
(a) find her a husband.
(b) make her a nun.
(c) marry her.
(d) sleep with her.

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

14. How does Tancredi discover his daughter's affair with Guiscardo?
(a) he has her followed by a policeman.
(b) he opens her door to see if she is in the house.
(c) he hears gossip on the streets and confronts her.
(d) he falls asleep in her room and wakes up to find them together.

15. Where does the monk take a woman?
(a) to an inn.
(b) to her bedroom.
(c) to a garden.
(d) to his cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Berto so easily convince people that he has taken on the vows of poverty and chastity?

2. Why does Abraham conclude that the Christian religion is strong and will last?

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

4. Why is Alatiel not happy with the duke after they go to Athens?

5. What does a monk see that ignites his temptation?

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