Which of the following was a true statement regarding female soldiers during the civil war? a) there were no female soldiers in the civil war. b) female soldiers were only allowed to serve in the confederate army. c) women were not interested in fighting for their country. d) some women disguised themselves and changed their names in order to fight for their country.

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.