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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the abbot never punish the monk?
(a) because he feared the community would reject the monastery.
(b) because he had the woman as well.
(c) because he could not prove what the monk had done.
(d) because the monk caught him with a boy.

3. What does Rustico tell Alibech to do?
(a) lift her skirts to let him see her sin.
(b) cover her eyes while he undresses.
(c) watch as he removes his clothes.
(d) do like him and remove her clothes.

4. Who is the next rival for the favor of Alatiel?
(a) a prince who is a cousin of the duke.
(b) a soldier in the prince's honor guard.
(c) the emperor of Constantinople.
(d) a duke who is a cousin to the prince.

5. Who determines to discover the real identity of Monna Lisetta's angel?
(a) her brothers.
(b) her in-laws.
(c) the abbot of the monastery.
(d) the next door neighbors.

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

7. Why is Alatiel not happy with the duke after they go to Athens?
(a) he grows fat and lazy in Athens.
(b) he never allows her to leave the villa in Athens.
(c) he has a wife in Athens and keeps her as a mistress.
(d) he never leaves her side in Athens.

8. How does a prostitute deceive Pietro?
(a) by cliaming to be in great distress.
(b) by claiming to be his late brother's mistress.
(c) by claiming to be a fortune teller.
(d) by claiming to be his long lost sister.

9. How does Monna Lisetta respond to the idea that the Angel Gabriel wants her?
(a) she is willing to sacrifice for her soul.
(b) she does not understand what Alberto is telling her.
(c) she is shocked and tells Alberto to leave at once.
(d) she thinks it is natural since she is so beautiful.

10. What results from Ser Ciappelletto's confession?
(a) he becomes thought of as a saint.
(b) he survives for another twenty years.
(c) he is forced to give up all his wealth.
(d) he is discovered to be a liar.

11. What does the foolish girl, Alibech, want to do?
(a) prove there is no God.
(b) learn about sex.
(c) to find one who can teach the ways of the Lord.
(d) become a warrior for God.

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

13. Where does Alibech sleep?
(a) outside the monastery.
(b) on the floor of Rustico's cell.
(c) in Rustico's bed.
(d) in a closet in the monastery.

14. What does Ghismunda do when she sees her father will not look for another husband for her?
(a) she seeks out a lover.
(b) she joins a convent.
(c) she leaves her father's house.
(d) she goes into the desert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alatiel?

2. Why is Masetto sleeping in the garden when the abbess finds him and begins to lust after him?

3. What horrible thing does Tancredi do to his daughter?

4. Who takes the place of the prince and seeks revenge on the duke?

5. What does Pietro end up with that is worth more than the money he lost?

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