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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Griselda accept Walter's tests of her love?
(a) She knew the outcome beforehand.
(b) She was raised to obey her husband.
(c) She was afraid he would beat her.
(d) She enjoyed a challenge.

2. Which character insists she could never live the life of a "lady"?
(a) Nijo.
(b) Griselda.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Marlene.

3. Who seems the least upset as Griselda tells her story?
(a) Nijo.
(b) Marlene.
(c) Griselda.
(d) Walter.

4. When did Joan take a lover?
(a) When she became Pope.
(b) After she had a baby.
(c) Joan never took a lover.
(d) Before she became Pope.

5. How did Nijo feel when the Emperor died?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Joy.
(d) Grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 1, Part 1 take place?

2. What did Isabella do after her lover died?

3. How does Griselda feel about her husband?

4. What religion is Nijo?

5. By the end of Act 1, Part 3, which woman's story seems the least probable or realistic?

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