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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scenes 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexandro tell the viceroy about Balthazar?
(a) That he was given a respectful burial.
(b) That is is well-respected.
(c) That he still lives.
(d) That he is a prisoner.

2. How does the king greet Balthazar when he receives him as a prisoner?
(a) Wrathfully.
(b) Graciously.
(c) Excitedly.
(d) Viciously.

3. In the Spanish court, who pleads with Horatio to tell her more about the circumstances of Andrea's death, referring poetically to how much she loved him?
(a) Lorenza.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Bel-Imperia.
(d) Elizabeth.

4. How can the language of the viceroy's soliloquy (really an aside) in Act 1, Scene 3 be described?
(a) Ravingly mad.
(b) Emotionally extravagant.
(c) Politely understated.
(d) Subtly depressing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is not present when a general reports to progress of Spain's war with Portugal in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is Alexandro tied to in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Hieronimo calls to Pedringano, and Lorenzo follows him and tells Pedringano that Bel-Imperia has been hidden by whom?

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

5. When Bel-Imperia tells Pedringano to watch the gate as she and Horatio speak, what does Pedringano do?

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