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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aldo Palazzeschi's Bistino and the Marquis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Monsignor Filiberto feel about Madonna Zilia's requested oath of silence?
(a) He thinks it's childish.
(b) He thinks it's a bluff.
(c) He thinks it's fair.
(d) He thinks it's too long.

2. What is Monsignor Filiberto's reaction to Madonna Zilia's lack of interest in him?
(a) He cries.
(b) He teases her.
(c) He falls ill.
(d) He moves to a different town.

3. How does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" treat the engineer of Pietrarsa?
(a) He teases him.
(b) He insults him.
(c) He praises him.
(d) He ignores him.

4. What does Spoleto dress as to trick Madonna Zilia?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A street vendor.
(c) A priest.
(d) A doctor.

5. What does the king of France change the award to in "Madonna Zilia"?
(a) 20,000 francs.
(b) 5,000 francs.
(c) 15,000 francs.
(d) 10,000 francs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Monsignor Filiberto go to France?

2. How does the Marquis treat Nunzia when he moves in?

3. Why is Bistino initially upset when the Marquis moves in?

4. When she visits Monsignor Filiberto, what does Madonna Zilia tell him that disappoints him?

5. How does the engineer of Pietrarsa respond to the narrator's bet?

(see the answer key)

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