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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gabriele d'Annunzio's the Idolaters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Madonna Zilia travel to France to see Monsignor Filiberto?
(a) She travels there accidentally.
(b) Filiberto offers her money.
(c) The king of France invites her.
(d) She hears he is still keeping his oath.

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

3. What lesson does Malpelo try to show Ranocchio about working in the mines?
(a) That he has to be fast.
(b) That he has to be a fighter.
(c) That he has to hide his money.
(d) That he has to work the hardest.

4. What does Ranocchio tell Malpelo is beyond the stars?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Destiny.
(c) Nothingness.
(d) Another world.

5. What does Torranza tell Bianca about her marriage in his urgent letter?
(a) She should reconcile with her husband.
(b) She should ignore her husband politely.
(c) She should leave her husband.
(d) She should get her husband help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spoleto dress as to trick Madonna Zilia?

2. In "The Idolaters," what are the red lights in the sky?

3. How does Professor Farsatti feel about Mount San Dona?

4. How does Malpelo feel when he visits Ranocchio and sees his mother crying?

5. What is Belfagor's name when he pretends to be a man?

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