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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To defend his actions, what does Tancredi insist that he is doing?
(a) Making a sound business decision.
(b) Following the advice of an excellent business man.
(c) Fighting for a good reason.
(d) Fighting for an unknown, but noble reason.

2. How does the Prince's family know he is upset at dinner in Chapter 1?
(a) He is quiet.
(b) He is talkative.
(c) He is breaking the eating utensils during the meal.
(d) He is making unusually loud noises as he eats.

3. Who knows the real reason the Prince is going to Palermo?
(a) The adults and children at the table.
(b) The adults at the table.
(c) No one.
(d) The children at the table.

4. How is the room decorated where the Prince and his family say their daily prayers?
(a) Poorly.
(b) Moderately.
(c) It is empty.
(d) Exquisitely.

5. Who is Don Ciccio?
(a) The church organist.
(b) The church vocalist.
(c) The church pianist.
(d) The church cellist.

6. What does the Prince pass on the way to Palermo?
(a) The town prison.
(b) The town square.
(c) Tancredi's villa.
(d) Tancredi's working quarters.

7. How does Tancredi know that the Prince has visited Palermo?
(a) He was told by a guard.
(b) He was at the guard post.
(c) He was following the Prince.
(d) He was told by the Princess.

8. How many men besides the Prince are allowed to enter the convent?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

9. What do the men practice as the Prince visits Pirrone?
(a) Archery.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Sword fighting.

10. What does the Prince sense in Tancredi's words?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Naivety.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Stupidity.

11. Why are the military guardsmen posted in Palermo?
(a) To prevent the entrance of Tancredi.
(b) To prevent the entrance of the King.
(c) To prevent the entrance of the Prince.
(d) To prevent the entrance of the rebels.

12. How did the citizens of Palermo react to the revolution?
(a) They rejoiced.
(b) They evacuated the town.
(c) They resented it.
(d) They were ambiguous about it.

13. What does the Prince shoot during his walk in Chapter 3, Part 1?
(a) A fox.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A squirrel.

14. What happened to the soldier that the Prince is remembering?
(a) He clawed his way to death.
(b) He was killed by the Prince.
(c) He became ill after eating at the Prince's house.
(d) He disappeared after eating at the Prince's house.

15. How much money does Calogero have?
(a) Much less than the Prince.
(b) Almost as much as the Prince.
(c) Much more than the Prince.
(d) A little more than the Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Prince respond to Tancredi's reasons for proposing to Angelica?

2. How does the Prince announce he is going to Palermo?

3. What does Tancredi brush away from Concetta's face?

4. Who is in Palermo that the Prince is going to visit?

5. Who is Paolo?

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