Is the following sentence in active or passive voice?
A herd of zebras were chased.

active voice

Explanation:

the subject of the sentence is being acted upon

if this isn't right I'm sorry but I think its right

the answer is not

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.