Which is an example of a successful hoax? a. a television program tricks people into believing the world is being attacked by monsters. b. a teacher pretends to give failing grades to her students and then laughs at their reactions. c. a radio station gives the public misinformation about a war going on overseas. d. a man glues a $100 bill to the sidewalk to see how many people try to pick it up.

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.