Patient Griselda — Questions and answers

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Why did the lords of Saluzzo want their marquis, Walter, to get married?

Choices

  1. So Saluzzo would have an heir ✓
  2. So he could build a new castle
  3. So he would have more time for them
  4. So he would stop hunting in his forests

Answer: So Saluzzo would have an heir

From page 2

What did Walter ask Griselda before he married her?

Choices

  1. If she would live in the castle right away
  2. If she would always obey him without complaint ✓
  3. If she would help him hunt in his forests
  4. If she would teach him to spin wool

Answer: If she would always obey him without complaint

From page 3

How did Griselda act after she became the marchioness of Saluzzo?

Choices

  1. She greeted everyone gently and with quiet courtesy ✓
  2. She spent all her time hunting with Walter
  3. She became proud and bossy to the servants
  4. She complained about her new rich robes

Answer: She greeted everyone gently and with quiet courtesy

From page 4

What did Walter tell Griselda must happen to their daughter?

Choices

  1. The child must be raised by Walter's sister
  2. The child must learn to spin wool by the fire
  3. The child must live in Giannucole's cottage
  4. The child must be taken away for the peace of Saluzzo ✓

Answer: The child must be taken away for the peace of Saluzzo

From page 5

Where did Walter's steward take Griselda and Walter's baby daughter?

Choices

  1. To the city of Bologna to Walter's sister ✓
  2. To a different country far away
  3. To a hidden place in the castle
  4. To the small cottage at the edge of the forest

Answer: To the city of Bologna to Walter's sister

From page 6

What did Walter tell Griselda about their son?

Choices

  1. The son would go to live with Giannucole
  2. The son also had to be given up because of the lords ✓
  3. The son would be raised in the castle by the servants
  4. The son would become the next marquis of Saluzzo

Answer: The son also had to be given up because of the lords

From page 7

What did Walter tell Griselda he had decided to do for the good of Saluzzo?

Choices

  1. To send her to live in Bologna
  2. To make her the queen of Saluzzo
  3. To set her aside and marry a lady of noble birth ✓
  4. To let her keep all her rich robes

Answer: To set her aside and marry a lady of noble birth

From page 8

What did Walter's steward ask Griselda to do after she returned to her father's cottage?

Choices

  1. To go hunting with Walter in the forest
  2. To teach Giannucole how to cook for the feast
  3. To spin wool for the castle servants
  4. To come to the castle to help prepare for a new wedding ✓

Answer: To come to the castle to help prepare for a new wedding

From page 9

Who was the young girl Walter presented as his new bride at the castle in Saluzzo?

Choices

  1. Their own daughter, grown up safe in Bologna ✓
  2. Walter's sister from Bologna
  3. A servant girl from the castle kitchen
  4. A noble lady from a faraway country

Answer: Their own daughter, grown up safe in Bologna

From page 10