WRITTEN TASKS

A. Write T if the statement is TRUE. If the statement is FALSE, provide the right
information to make the statement correct.

True 1. The Decameron was written by Giovanni Boccaccio.

False 2. The writer of the Decameron is an English poet.

Giovanni Boccaccio is an Italian Poet
True 3. The Decameron is composed of ten novellas told by ten men and women.

True 4. The Brigata of ten men and women decided to tell stories to relax and enjoy
their life.

True 5. Decameron came from two Latin words déka (meaning “ten”) and hēméra,
(meaning “day”)

B. Arrange the order of events in their chronological order. Use the letters A-J to label
the sequence.

1. Monna’s husband died and her child fell ill.D

2. Monna married a rich man and had a son.C

3. Monna and Federigo had breakfast together.E

4. Federigo moved to Campi and resigns himself to poverty.F

5. Monna’s son requested for Federigo’s falcon to be taken to him.G

6. Federigo fell deeply in love to Monna.A

7. Federigo killed his falcon.B

8. Monna asked Federigo for his falcon.H

9. Monna and Federigo got married.J

10.Federigo presented the feathers, talons, and beak on the table.I

C. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the difference between saying she “took no notice” of his love and saying
she did not notice it?
Monna "took no notice" of Federico's love means that though Federico's love was very obvious for
Monna to notice it, but Monna just chose to ignore it.

While on the saying that "She did not notice it. means that Monna did not notice it at all, and she didn't
mean to ignore it. While on the first one, Monna really obviously or deliberately ignored Federico's love .

2. How is Federgio’s decision to kill his falcon similar to Monna’s decision to ask him
for it?
When thinking about the decision that Federigo and Monna had to do, they are in some way similar, due
to the events that unfolded after.In the side of Federigo, he had to sacrifice his falcon in order to serve his
guests. He gave up one of his most precious possession to him just to please her.Monna on the otherhand
had to muster up the courage to face a man whom she knew loved her for a long time. She mainly did it
for her son that fell ill
3. In what way are the two main characters models of behavior?
Yes, we can say that these two characters, Monna and Federigo were models of behavior. They both did
their best and sacrificed things just to fulfill the happiness of one another. The main character of this story
is Monna. Her complete name is Monna Giovanna. Suddenly, her husband passed away. That is why she
became a widow. And her son also died. She seems so hopeless that time until she met this guy who
named Federigo. It seems like they did some mistakes and faults. But they still had a happy ending .
4. Do Monna and Federigo have faults? Explain your answer.
The faults that they made is in monna,she used the love,of federigo to her to get what her son want ans
she dont even appreciate the things or effort of federigo dave to her.And in federigo,he use all his money
to get the attention of monna and he didnt think it will cause him to be poor or reduced himself to
poverty.
5. What is the theme of the story?
The Theme of the story Docameron is Love