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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rabatta and Bondone meet on the road to Florence, what happens to cause them to seek shelter?
(a) a high wind begins to blow.
(b) it starts to rain.
(c) highwaymen are spotted.
(d) the night falls suddenly.

2. What is the occupation of the man Peronella marries?
(a) a stone mason.
(b) a blacksmith.
(c) a wood cutter.
(d) a carpenter.

3. After the death of her husband, where does Monna Giovanna take her son?
(a) on an extended trip.
(b) to the south of Italy.
(c) to the country near Frederigo's farm.
(d) to live with his grandfather.

4. How does Monna Lisetta meet Brother Alberto?
(a) see meets him in the market.
(b) she hears him preach in church.
(c) she comes to Brother Alberto to confess her sins.
(d) she is introduced by her sister.

5. Why does Ghismunda not marry at a time when other girls her age have taken husbands?
(a) She never accepts the men her father brings home.
(b) She is caring for her father, Tancredi, in his old age.
(c) She is homely and the men do not consider her.
(d) Her father refuses to look for a husband for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peronella's lover do while she supervises her husband?

2. Who does Abraham observe on his trip?

3. How does Saladin honor Melchisedech?

4. On the road, how do Rabatta and Bondone dress?

5. How does a prostitute deceive Pietro?

(see the answer key)

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