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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories Seventy-one through Seventy-two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paulina do when she cannot be with her suitor?
(a) Marries another.
(b) Commits adultery.
(c) Kills herself.
(d) Joins a convent.

2. What sound is heard outside the bedroom when the widow finally consents in Geburon's second story?
(a) Swords.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Singing.
(d) Scratching.

3. Why does the Duke in Story Fifty-one put a young girl to death?
(a) She wooed his son.
(b) She stole from his coffers.
(c) She cheated on her husband.
(d) She is pregnant.

4. What does the priest pretend to return in Story Twenty-nine?
(a) A wine goblet.
(b) A winnowing basket.
(c) A thresher.
(d) A chicken.

5. Who tells the story of d'Avannes?
(a) Ennasuite.
(b) Saffredent.
(c) Parlemente.
(d) Simontaut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman in Longarine's story give to her husband's friend?

2. What do the princess and duke do when they wake up together?

3. What does Hircan tell his wife after hearing Story Six?

4. How does the wife in Story Thirty-five reveal her love for a priest?

5. How do the monks in Story Thirty-four embarrass themselves?

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