Federigo Falcon

What is "Federigo's Falcon" from?

• The Decameron

• The Canterbury Tales

• Tales of Arcadia

• The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Who wrote The Decameron and Federigo's Falcon?

• Francesco Petrarch

• Giovanni Boccaccio

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Shakespeare

What does Federigo do in pursuit of Monna Giovanna's love?

• host lavish banquets

• spend lots and all of his money

• tilting, a form of jousting

• all of the above

Federigo goes from having riches to losing his fortune, moving to a small farm out in the country with the finest falcon.

• True

• False

What happens to Federigo's love interest that makes her seek him out, even after breaking his heart and leaving him in poverty?

• her husband passed on

• her only son gets ill

• she seeks forgiveness

• her son requests the falcon

The climax of the story occurs when...

• Monna Giovanna's only son, the apple of her eye, gets ill and request for Federigo's falcon.

• Monna Giovanna decides to visit Federigo to ask for his falcon.

• Frederigo kills his only prized possession, a falcon, to feed Monna Giovanna at breakfast.

• Monna Giovanna asks if she can have the falcon for her sick son.

• Federigo confesses the truth about the falcon. Monna Giovanna realizes she got the falcon, but in a different form.

Which among the following situational irony that intensified the plot twist/climax of the story?

• Federigo is rich and ends up living on a farm with only the finest falcon.

• Monna Giovanna's husband gets sick and dies then her son gets ill and dies, too.

• Federigo loses everything because of Monna Giovanna; Monna Giovanna fails to acknowledge Federigo's love; both characters end up marrying one another

• Monna Giovanna visits Federigo to ask for his falcon but, unknowingly, ends up eating the falcon at her meal.

• Federigo has nothing to provide Monna Giovanna for a meal, and without hesitation, he kills and cooks his only possession and feeds it to her.

Why does Monna Giovanna marry Federigo in the end?

• she is a young and lonely widow and wants a companion through the rest of her life

• she realizes his generous and honorable character is worth more than riches

• her brothers pressure her to marry Federigo, knowing that he comes from a wealthy past

• she regrets how she treated him in the past and what ended up of him

Which of the following BEST states the theme of "Federigo's Falcon"?

• Patience is a virtue.

• Money is not a true measure of a person's worth.

• Money can bring happiness to those who wait.

• A person's worth determines his or her fate.

Read the following line from the story.

"When I heard that you, out of your kindness, wished to dine with me, I considered it fitting and right, taking into account your excellence and your worthiness, that I should honor you, according to my possibilities, with a more precious food than that which I usually serve to other people."

Based on these lines, Federigo can best be described as...

• courteous

• forgiving

• narcissistic

• noble