The Italian - Prologue Quiz

What does the friar say about the publication of the confession?

Question Answer Choices It should never have been published. There are exceptions when a higher authority demands it. It was published without permission. It was published by mistake.

What did the young Paduan student publish?

Question Answer Choices A collection of local legends. A history of the church. A biography of the friar. An account of the horrible confession.

What shocks the English visitors about the stranger in the church?

Question Answer Choices The stranger is a famous artist who has been living in hiding. The stranger is a wealthy nobleman who has been exiled from his country. The stranger is an assassin who is not imprisoned and is being harbored and fed by the church. The stranger is a notorious thief who has stolen from the church.

What does the English traveler receive after returning to his hotel?

Question Answer Choices The book mentioned by the friar. A map of the church. A letter from the friar. A relic from the church.

What was the expression of the tall, thin man wrapped in a cloak?

Question Answer Choices An expression of joy. An expression of sadness. An expression of ferocity. An expression of confusion.

What did the English traveler express astonishment about?

Question Answer Choices The beauty of the stained glass windows. The size of the church. The number of visitors in the church. The publication of a confession which he assumes to be a private affair.

Who wrote the book about the horrible confession?

Question Answer Choices A young Paduan student. An elderly monk. A local historian. A traveling merchant.

Where does the group of English visitors encounter the stranger?

Question Answer Choices In the garden outside the church. In the main hall of the church. In the crypt beneath the church. In the portico of the Santa Maria del Pianto church.

What does the friar assume the group is seeking to find out about?

Question Answer Choices The whereabouts of a missing person. The history of the church. The artifacts in the church. The schedule of church services.

What is the setting of the English visitors' encounter with the stranger?

Question Answer Choices The Cathedral of Milan. The Church of Santa Croce in Florence. The Santa Maria del Pianto in the vicinity of Naples. The Basilica of St. Mark in Venice.