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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Prince feeling when he arrives at his estate in the first part of Chapter 2?
(a) Confused.
(b) Angry.
(c) Tired.
(d) Sad.

2. How does the Prince feel about Calogero's status?
(a) He resents it.
(b) He is happy about it.
(c) He is angry about it.
(d) He is confused by it.

3. What is the Prince doing at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Walking with the Princess.
(b) Walking with his dog.
(c) Walking with Paolo.
(d) Walking by himself.

4. What is the Prince preoccupied with when Tancredi interrupts him in the second part of Chapter 2?
(a) Counting his posessions.
(b) A statue.
(c) Counting his money.
(d) His dog.

5. What is the Prince's response to Pirrone in Chapter 2, Part 2?
(a) He will consider speaking to his daughter one more time.
(b) He will talk to his daughter immediately.
(c) He will never speak to his daughter again.
(d) He will talk to his daughter later.

6. Who invites the officials to the traditional first night dinner in Chapter 2, Part 1?
(a) Bendico.
(b) The Prince.
(c) The Princess.
(d) Paolo.

7. What is the reason Tancredi gives for leaving after the Prince's visit to the convent?
(a) He had to write an urgent letter.
(b) He had to send an urgent letter.
(c) He had to visit a business associate.
(d) He had to visit a friend.

8. Who invited the villagers to visit the estate later in the evening?
(a) Bendico.
(b) The Prince.
(c) Paolo.
(d) The Princess.

9. According to Pirrone, what is Tancredi about to do?
(a) Move farther away from the city.
(b) Move closer to the Prince.
(c) Propose to Concetta.
(d) Propose to Angelica.

10. Where is the Prince's family estate they visit in Chapter 2 located?
(a) Casa Rabbito.
(b) Casa Veninata.
(c) Tresauro.
(d) Donnafugata.

11. What does Tancredi interrupt in the beginning of Chapter 1, Part 2?
(a) The Prince's morning shave.
(b) The Prince's nightly shave.
(c) The Prince's dinner.
(d) The Prince's breakfast.

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 like about his daughter?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her strong will.
(d) Her placidity.

14. How does Concetta react to Tancredi's story about Tassoni?
(a) She points out the inaccuracies of it.
(b) She substantiates it.
(c) She laughs at him.
(d) She berates him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Prince dislike about his office?

2. What do the men practice as the Prince visits Pirrone?

3. Who knows the real reason the Prince is going to Palermo?

4. How did the local leaders of the revolution treat the Prince when they arrived at his palace?

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

(see the answer keys)

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