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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tamburlaine plans to treat Bajazeth as what?
(a) A footstool.
(b) A slave.
(c) An adviser.
(d) A stable boy.

2. Who suggests the negative side of Tamburlaine's army?
(a) Cosroe.
(b) Mycetes.
(c) Meander.
(d) Menaphon.

3. Zenocrate is told that Tamburlaine thinks only of:
(a) Conquest.
(b) Fear.
(c) Riches.
(d) Love.

4. What is an alternate title for the Sultan?
(a) Emperor.
(b) Regent.
(c) Soldon.
(d) Sheikh.

5. What other region does this king intend to conquer?
(a) Ottoman Empire.
(b) France.
(c) Africa.
(d) Persia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tamburlaine is criticized for what trait?

2. Who/what serves as witness to the new agreement?

3. During what era was the play written?

4. Why is Mycetes mocked?

5. Zenocrate cannot understand how to reconcile love and...

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Bajazeth and Zabina manage to free themselves from the cells in the castle?

2. What does Tamburlaine mean when he claims that wounds mean nothing? How does he prove it?

3. What suggestion does Meander make to Mycetes in light of the defection?

4. What is Callapine's plan for escape from the jail?

5. Why does Cosroe decide to defect to Tamburlaine's side?

6. Olympia kills her son and attempts to kill herself to save from being tortured. Why is Olympia not allowed to die?

7. What is Zenocrate's attitude toward Tamburlaine? Why does she swear her loyalty to him?

8. What is the purpose of creating a Part Two to the play?

9. How does Tamburlaine greet Almeda? What will be done to acknowledge Almeda's assistance to Callapine?

10. What is the Sultan's reaction when he learns Tamburlaine is approaching Egypt? How does the Sultan feel about Zenocrate's involvement?

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