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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Prince trying to talk Tancredi out of in Chapter 1, Part 2?
(a) Making a bad investment.
(b) Associating with the rebels.
(c) Associating with the King.
(d) Selling all of his property.

2. What does Tancredi brush away from Concetta's face?
(a) Flies.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Dust.

3. According to Tancredi, what has to happen if things are to remain the same?
(a) Warnings should be taken seriously.
(b) Warnings should be ignored.
(c) Nothing has to happen.
(d) Things have to change.

4. In what way does the Prince consider himself and Tancredi more alike than he thought?
(a) Aristocratically in their thoughts.
(b) Their negative reputation among common people.
(c) Aristocratically in their actions.
(d) Their positive reputation among common people.

5. After the Prince says his daily prayers, where does he go?
(a) The sitting room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The garden.
(d) The barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invited the villagers to visit the estate later in the evening?

2. How does Tancredi know that the Prince has visited Palermo?

3. What does the Prince tell Pirrone about the transformations of time?

4. How much time has passed between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2?

5. When does the harsh song of the cicadas arrive?

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