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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aladine agree to her terms?
(a) He believes Clorinda.
(b) He has heard about the trouble Clorinda's family has caused.
(c) He has heard of Clorinda's valor and battle skills.
(d) He is afraid of Clorinda.

2. What happens the following day at sunrise?
(a) The Crusaders pray.
(b) The Crusaders prepare for the battle.
(c) The Crusaders depart.
(d) Godfrey departs.

3. Back in Jerusalem, why is Argantes becoming more and more angry and impatient?
(a) He wants more power.
(b) He is waiting for his battle with Tancred to resume.
(c) He is waiting for the battle to end.
(d) He wants to end the war.

4. What does a beautiful young Christian woman named Sophronia confess?
(a) To protecting Christ.
(b) To hiding Aladine's wife.
(c) To stealing the statue.
(d) To protecting Christians.

5. What does Godfrey say he will do once the battle is complete?
(a) He will send Armida back to her family.
(b) He will search for Armida's queen.
(c) He would be happy to help Armida.
(d) He will kill Armida.

6. What happens when Tancred becomes aware of Clorinda?
(a) He becomes angry.
(b) He becomes distracted.
(c) He becomes bitter.
(d) He becomes sad.

7. Who decides he wants to be the replacement, assumes Renaldo was going to get the job, and speaks badly about him around the camp?
(a) Gernando.
(b) Clorinda.
(c) Eustace.
(d) Godfrey.

8. As Tancred searches in vain for Erminia, who does he encounter?
(a) Godfrey.
(b) A patrolling knight.
(c) The angel Michael.
(d) Clorinda.

9. What does the Hand of God take away to keep it safe?
(a) His people.
(b) The statue.
(c) A cross.
(d) The Church leader.

10. Who left armor in Erminia's room as a token of their friendship?
(a) Clorinda.
(b) Argantes.
(c) Eustace.
(d) Tancred.

11. What is Armida doing with her dark magic?
(a) Still distracting more and more lords from their duty.
(b) Making the Crusaders ill.
(c) Killing Crusaders.
(d) Distracting the Muslims from their duties.

12. What does Renaldo say as he refuses?
(a) He is also afraid of being chosen.
(b) If Godfrey wants to give the assignment to him he will take it but that he will not pursue the assignment on his own accord.
(c) He does not want the position either, because he too wants to accompany Armida.
(d) Even if Godfrey wants him to take the assignment, he will refuse.

13. What does this person and his family do for her?
(a) They threaten her.
(b) They give her food.
(c) They welcome her into their family.
(d) They give her directions to an inn.

14. What story does Armida tell?
(a) She is a princess whose country was overthrown by an evil prince.
(b) She is a slave who has lost her queen.
(c) She is lost and searching for fellow Christians.
(d) She is an evil woman who is plotting against them.

15. What must be done before any decision is made about who will accompany Armida?
(a) A replacement for Argantes must be chosen.
(b) A replacement for Clorinda must be chosen.
(c) A replacement for Dudon must be chosen.
(d) A replacement for Godfrey must be chosen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aladine furiously raid all the Christian homes in Jerusalem?

2. What does Gabriel tell this holy man?

3. Whose help does the poet invoke?

4. What gets the better of Renaldo?

5. When Argantes, one of the Egyptian messengers, calls him cowardly, what does Aladine do?

(see the answer keys)

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