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Quiz about For Decameron Lovers
Quiz about For Decameron Lovers

For Decameron Lovers Trivia Quiz

A challenging quiz about the 'Decameron'...and if you haven't read it yet, well...start reading! NOTE: When refering to stories the roman numerals are the day and the number is the story. If there are any errors please bring them to my attention!

A multiple-choice quiz by magari420. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
magari420
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
29,729
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
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362
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Question 1 of 20
1. For some warm up questions...What catastrophe is the setting for the 'Decameron'? Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. Which of these is NOT one of the ten storytellers? Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. This is a give away...Who is the author of the Decameron? And to make it at least a little bit challenging, give both the first and last name.

Answer: (Two Words, that's all you get!)

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Question 4 of 20
4. How many stories are there in the Decameron? Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. What city are the storytellers from? Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. Now that you're warmed up....What is the theme of the first day of story telling? Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. Which of the 10 storytellers has special privilege to go last every day and to not have to stay within the chosen topic? Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. Now for some questions about the stories...In the story of Andreuccio from Perugia who does the prostitute say she is? (II,5) Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. What is Father Gianni doing when Compare Pietro speaks out and thus ruins the spell to turn his wife into a mare (IX,10)? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. What condition does Masetto da Lamporecchio claim to have in order to be the gardener at a convent (III,1)? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. What does the final monk that Alibech lives with get her to help him do (III,10)? Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. Who does Brother Alberto say his is in order to lie with a vain lady of Venice (IV,2)? Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. What does Ellisabetta grow in the pot that contains her lover's head (which she digs up after her brothers kill him)(IV,5)? Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. When Simona and Pasquino die from rubbing sage leaves on their teeth, what is discovered to be the cause of their deaths (IV,7)? Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. What vision does Nastagio degli Onesti see that eventually prompts the lady he loves to marry him (V,8)? Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. In the 9th story of the 6th day, who is the poet that delivers the witty remark? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. What English author used the Decameron as a basis for his popular collection of short stories?

Answer: (First and last name or just last name)

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Question 18 of 20
18. What Italian director made a movie of the same title based on some of the stories from the Decameron?

Answer: (Three Words, full name or just last name)

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Question 19 of 20
19. Which of these stories from Boccaccio's Decameron is NOT included in Passolini's film version? Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. Extra Credit for the die hards: What is the dedication at the start of the Decameron?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. For some warm up questions...What catastrophe is the setting for the 'Decameron'?

Answer: Black Plague

 The ten friends that set out to the country are trying to escape the Black Plague in Florence.
2. Which of these is NOT one of the ten storytellers?

Answer: Nello

 He is actually a character from one of the stories (IX, 3). The other seven storytellers are Pampinea, Neifile, Fiammetta, Elissa, Lauretta, Emilia, Panfilo.
3. This is a give away...Who is the author of the Decameron? And to make it at least a little bit challenging, give both the first and last name.

Answer: Giovanni Boccaccio

 Boccaccio was born in 1313, they think in Certaldo (an enchanting Tuscan hill town near Florence) and died in 1375. He wrote the Decameron in 1351.
4. How many stories are there in the Decameron?

Answer: 100

 There are ten stories for ten days.
5. What city are the storytellers from?

Answer: Florence
6. Now that you're warmed up....What is the theme of the first day of story telling?

Answer: Free to Choose

 This was the reign of Pampinea and she chose to let everyone speak about whatever topic they wanted.
7. Which of the 10 storytellers has special privilege to go last every day and to not have to stay within the chosen topic?

Answer: Dioneo

 He is granted special privilege to tell whatever story he pleases and they decide that he should go last as well.
8. Now for some questions about the stories...In the story of Andreuccio from Perugia who does the prostitute say she is? (II,5)

Answer: His sister

 After seeing him flaunting his gold in the marketplace and finding that her servant knew him, she created an elaborate ruse whereby she pretended to be his sister to steal his money and he ended up falling in the crapper.
9. What is Father Gianni doing when Compare Pietro speaks out and thus ruins the spell to turn his wife into a mare (IX,10)?

Answer: Sticking on the tail

 After a thorough examination on Pietro's wife, while she is on all fours on the floor, Father Gianni begins to 'stick the tail on the mare', at which point Pietro says he doesn't want to do the spell anymore. Father Gianni tells him that by speaking out he has completely ruined any chances for the spell to work...how convinient for Father Gianni.

This story is a classic example of Boccaccio's disdain for the clergy.
10. What condition does Masetto da Lamporecchio claim to have in order to be the gardener at a convent (III,1)?

Answer: deaf and mute

 If he can't speak or hear he can't tell! Which works out well as all the nuns end up ravaging him.
11. What does the final monk that Alibech lives with get her to help him do (III,10)?

Answer: Put the devil back in hell

 This is one of my favourite stories which I first read in high school. I think it is so funny because it's such a great euphemism for sex, one of his wittiest, though 'sticking the tail on the mare' is pretty good too.
12. Who does Brother Alberto say his is in order to lie with a vain lady of Venice (IV,2)?

Answer: Angel Gabriel

 He says that the Angel Gabriel comes to possess him and thus the lady is laying with the Angel in Alberto's body. Eventually the ruse is discovered and he is publicly humiliated.(Down with the clergy!)
13. What does Ellisabetta grow in the pot that contains her lover's head (which she digs up after her brothers kill him)(IV,5)?

Answer: Basil

 She keeps his head in a pot with basil and waters it everyday with her tears until her brothers discover it and take it away. At which point she dies from grief for her lost lover. This is one of the sad days...
14. When Simona and Pasquino die from rubbing sage leaves on their teeth, what is discovered to be the cause of their deaths (IV,7)?

Answer: Toad

 After they die they dig up the plant and discover a huge poisonous toad living under it. It had contaminated the plant and been the cause of their deaths.
15. What vision does Nastagio degli Onesti see that eventually prompts the lady he loves to marry him (V,8)?

Answer: A woman being hunted by a knight and his dogs

 He sees a vision of a knight and his dogs hunting a woman, the curse of their eternal souls that is repeated over and over. It is a result of the lady mocking the knight's love for her, the same situation that Nastagion is in with his lady. After Nastagio arranges for her to see the vision, she realised her errors and agrees to marry him.
16. In the 9th story of the 6th day, who is the poet that delivers the witty remark?

Answer: Cavalcanti

 The famous florintine poet in that story is Guido Cavalcanti, a contemporary of Dante Alighieri.
17. What English author used the Decameron as a basis for his popular collection of short stories?

Answer: Geoffery Chaucer

Apparently Chaucer thought that Boccaccio was onto a good thing because he based another of his works,'Troilus and Creseida', on Boccaccio's 'Filostrato'.
18. What Italian director made a movie of the same title based on some of the stories from the Decameron?

Answer: Pier Paolo Pasolini

During the 70s Passolini did a great movie of the Decameron. It's a lush visual representation of the stories with some of his own touches. Passolini makes an appearance as Giotto. Though I do warn that there is lots of nudity and sex. This was the first in a series of three he did, the other two are 'Arabian Nights' and 'Canterbury Tales'.
19. Which of these stories from Boccaccio's Decameron is NOT included in Passolini's film version?

Answer: Alibech and Rustico putting the devil into hell
20. Extra Credit for the die hards: What is the dedication at the start of the Decameron?

Answer: Al lettore malevolo

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Source: Author magari420

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