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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: Chapter 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Vivaldi and Paulo end up after pursuing the figure in the monastery?
(a) The top of a mountain.
(b) An empty chamber.
(c) The choir loft
(d) Ellena's house.

2. In Chapter 26, what does the monk tell Vivaldi he will witness during the next day's questioning?
(a) A beautiful opera.
(b) An act of God.
(c) A murder.
(d) Many extraordinary things.

3. What is Vivaldi questioned about during the Inquisition's fourth questioning?
(a) His religious beliefs.
(b) Insulting Schedoni.
(c) His whereabouts the previous night.
(d) Ellena's whereabouts.

4. What benefit does Ellena gain after meeting Olivia?
(a) Access to forbidden fruit.
(b) A letter from Vivaldi.
(c) A large cask of wine.
(d) A room with a beautiful view.

5. What choice is given to Ellena in Chapter 8?
(a) The fate of prisoners of the state.
(b) To accept the veil or marry a husband chosen for her.
(c) To repent her sins or flee the country.
(d) The color of her wedding gown.

Short Answer Questions

1. The monk discusses a confession with Vivaldi in Vivaldi's cell in Chapter 25. Where is that confession made?

2. Who is Ellena enchanted by on the fifth day of her captivity at the convent of San Stefano?

3. When questioned, what does Paulo assert about his master in Chapter 26?

4. Where are Vivaldi and Paulo taken at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. What event is happening in Rome in Chapter 17?

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