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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Alatiel's next lover after Constanzo?
(a) a king.
(b) a baron.
(c) a merchant.
(d) a general.

2. Why is Alatiel not happy with the duke after they go to Athens?
(a) he grows fat and lazy in Athens.
(b) he has a wife in Athens and keeps her as a mistress.
(c) he never leaves her side in Athens.
(d) he never allows her to leave the villa in Athens.

3. What does Giannotto di Civigni want to do?
(a) visit his friend, Abraham, in Jerusalem.
(b) convert his Jewish friend, Abraham, to Christianity.
(c) go into business with his friend, Abraham.
(d) become a Jew like his friend, Abraham.

4. What does Saladin plan to do when he visits Melchisedech?
(a) to trick Melchisedech into giving him money.
(b) to offer his daughter in marriage to Melchisedech.
(c) to fall on his knees and beg from Melchisedech.
(d) to put Melchisedech under arrest and take his fortune.

5. Why does the King determine that no one should ever know about all the men and unfortunate circumstances in Alatiel's life?
(a) because she always wore a veil.
(b) because she never told anyone who she was.
(c) because she could not speak the language of her captors.
(d) because the men who knew who she was are all dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Constanza and Alatiel go after they leave Athens?

2. Who murders Pericone, Alatiel's first lover?

3. How does Alatiel manage to marry the King of Algarve after all?

4. Who determines who will tell the stories on each successive night?

5. What tragedy befalls Alatiel?

(see the answer key)

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