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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) Lorenzo and Balthazar.
(b) All the soldiers.
(c) Andrea and Lorenzo.
(d) Horatio and Balthazar.

2. When Pedringano says he does not know whom Bel-Imperia is in love with, how does Lorenzo respond?
(a) He sighs in frustration.
(b) He begins crying in despair.
(c) He draws his sword.
(d) He drops the subject.

3. Who is the god of the dead?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Mars.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Proserpine.

4. If Balthazar and Bel-Imperia have a son, over which country will he be king?
(a) Only Portugal.
(b) Neither Spain nor Portugal.
(c) Only Spain.
(d) Both Spain and Portugal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As Balthazar and Lorenzo watch, why does Bel-Imperia tell Horatio she is still upset?

4. Which of the following characters' motives are exposed and explained in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Why does Horatio hesitate to tell the story of Andrea's death in the Spanish court?

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