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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Caterina fall in love?
(a) Berto della Massa, a notorious liar.
(b) Ricciardo Manardi da Brettinoro, a friend of Lizio di Valbona.
(c) Ricciardo Manardi da Brettinoro, an enemy of Lizio di Valbona.
(d) Juan Carlos da Vinci, a cousin of Lizio di Valbona.

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

3. When Don Gianni visit the house of the poor Pietro da Tresanti, what is the situation?
(a) there are no chairs in the house.
(b) the house contains the stable.
(c) there is not enough food in the house.
(d) there is only one bed in the house.

4. As they travel along, what do Rabatta and Bondone begin to do?
(a) play a guessing game.
(b) insult each other about their looks.
(c) discuss their respective businesses.
(d) sing songs to keep up their courage.

5. What does Monna Giovanna's son want to possess?
(a) Frederico's falcon.
(b) Frederico's farm.
(c) Frederico's horse.
(d) Frederico's daughter.

6. On the road, how do Rabatta and Bondone dress?
(a) as magistrates.
(b) as traveling jesters.
(c) as penniless peasants.
(d) as knights.

7. What is Bondone's profession?
(a) he is a prominent merchant.
(b) he is a knight in the court.
(c) he is a noted artist.
(d) he is a noted composer.

8. What promise does Brother Onion make to the villagers this time?
(a) to show them a feather from the wings of Gabriel.
(b) to show them a relic of the cross.
(c) to show them frakincense and myrrh.
(d) to show them how to walk on water.

9. What does Peronella do shortly after her marriage?
(a) she takes a lover.
(b) she buys a new house.
(c) she opens a shop.
(d) she collects and sells barrels.

10. How does Rabatta insult Bondone?
(a) by saying he is so ugly a mirror breaks when he looks in.
(b) by saying that he should paint his face to hide the ugly.
(c) by saying a look at him and no one would guess he is an artist.
(d) by saying it is good that he is not an artist's model.

11. What does Caterina beg her parents to allow her to do?
(a) to sleep in another part of the house.
(b) to sleep in a room by herself.
(c) to sleep under an arbor in the garden.
(d) to sleep on the balcony outside her bedroom.

12. With whom does Tingoccio have an affair?
(a) the woman who is the mother of Tingoccio's godson.
(b) the wife of his nearest neighbor.
(c) Meuccio's wife.
(d) Meuccio's daughter.

13. What is the relationship between Tingoccio Mini and Meuccio di Tura?
(a) they are best friends.
(b) they are mortal enemies.
(c) they are cousins.
(d) they are brothers-in-law.

14. What does the abbess intend to do when she confronts the wayward nun?
(a) send her and everyone back to bed.
(b) give her a stern lecture.
(c) console her.
(d) take her confession.

15. What happens when Ricciardo learns of Caterina's love for him?
(a) Ricciardo asks for her hand in marriage.
(b) Caterina and Ricciardo elope to Venice.
(c) Caterina and Ricciardo begin an affair.
(d) Caterina plays hard to get.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the death of her husband, where does Monna Giovanna take her son?

2. What is the occupation of the man Peronella marries?

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

4. What does Monna Giovanna discover after dinner?

5. Who are Don Gianni di Barolo and Pietro da Tresanti?

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