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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tancredi, where did Tassoni accompany him?
(a) To a relative's house.
(b) To a castle.
(c) To an auction.
(d) To a convent.

2. According to Tancredi, what has to happen if things are to remain the same?
(a) Nothing has to happen.
(b) Things have to change.
(c) Warnings should be taken seriously.
(d) Warnings should be ignored.

3. How is the life that has been leaving the Prince described?
(a) Like a wine bottle that is almost empty.
(b) Like sands through the hourglass.
(c) Like a river flowing through a mountain stream.
(d) Like a meal that has been eaten slowly.

4. What does Pirrone realize at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Aristocracy and the peasantry are less alike than he thought.
(b) Aristocracy is much better than peasantry.
(c) Peasantry is much better than aristocracy.
(d) Aristocracy and the peasantry are more alike than he thought.

5. What prevents the onlookers from applauding as the Prince and Angelica stop dancing?
(a) His leopard-like air.
(b) His tiger-like air.
(c) His lion-like air.
(d) His jaguar-like air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does the ball in Chapter 6 take place?

2. Who knows the real reason the Prince is going to Palermo?

3. What does the Prince sense in Tancredi's words?

4. What does Tancredi brush away from Concetta's face?

5. How does the Prince's family know he is upset at dinner in Chapter 1?

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