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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the procession in Act 1, Scene 2 passes by the king, to whom does the king demand a reward be given?
(a) Horatio and Balthazar.
(b) All the soldiers.
(c) Andrea and Lorenzo.
(d) Lorenzo and Balthazar.

2. As Balthazar and Lorenzo watch, why does Bel-Imperia tell Horatio she is still upset?
(a) She says she still needs time for her wounded heart to rest.
(b) She is starting to have feelings for Balthazar too.
(c) She has decided that she does not love Horatio.
(d) She is not upset.

3. Who is Pedringano?
(a) Bel-Imperia's servant.
(b) Lorenzo's brother.
(c) Lorenzo's servant.
(d) Bel-Imperia's brother.

4. Which of the following describes the viceroy's complaints at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) They are extravagant.
(b) They are written in blank verse.
(c) They are written in rhyme.
(d) They are full of alliteration.

5. Why does the viceroy command Alexandro's imprisonment?
(a) He believes that he killed Balthazar.
(b) He believes that he is a poor soldier.
(c) He wants Villuppo to admit his lie.
(d) He believes that he is lying about Villuppo's guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Balthazar request as his companion when he is captured?

2. Which of the following literary devices are used to begin Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Why does the viceroy order that Alexandro be brought to him in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. Why does Hieronimo urge Isabella to be calm and conceal her grief after Horatio's death?

5. Which of the following does the viceroy not lament during his aside to his two courtiers?

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