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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Isabella not take the advice in Act 3, Scene 8?
(a) Because her husband has advised against it.
(b) Because she says there's no medicine for her heart.
(c) Because she is allergic to the remedies.
(d) She does take the advice.

2. At the end of Act 3, Scene 1, what are the fates of Villuppo and Alexandro?
(a) Alexandro is to be executed and Villuppo imprisoned.
(b) They are both to be executed.
(c) Villuppo is to be executed and Alexandro remain in prison.
(d) Villuppo is to be executed and Alexandro publicly exonerated.

3. After her imaginary journey, to what do Isabella's thoughts return?
(a) Her desire for death.
(b) Her faith in God.
(c) The men who killed her son.
(d) Her husband.

4. Which of the following characters does not have a say in the marriage between Balthazar and Bel-Imperia?
(a) The king.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) Castile.
(d) Bel-Imperia.

5. Why does the king want a marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?
(a) He wants what is best for Balthazar.
(b) It will cement the peace between Spain and Portugal.
(c) He wants what is best for Bel-Imperia.
(d) He has been bribed by Lorenzo and wants his reward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements describes the depiction of the afterlife in Act 3, Scene 8?

2. Which of the following themes characterizes Act 3, Scene 8?

3. Why does Balthazar come to visit Bel-Imperia in the Spanish court?

4. What does the king tell Castile to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Which of the following does Isabella not consider in Act 3, Scene 8?

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