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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What article does Valpone urge passersby to throw to him in the hopes of winning a prize?
(a) Their gloves.
(b) Their hats.
(c) Their hankerchiefs.
(d) Their scarves.

2. What term does Valpone use to describe his three unusual visitors?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Fools.
(c) Vermin.
(d) Jesters.

3. How long does Jonson say it took him to write the entire play?
(a) Five years.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Five months.
(d) Five days.

4. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Venus.

5. How does Corvino respond to the disguised men hanging around his home?
(a) He shoots them.
(b) He invites them inside for tea.
(c) He beats them up.
(d) He has them arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sir Political Would-Be?

2. When Volotre arrives, what does Valpone rush to change into?

3. How does Mosca claim Valpone feels about his bastard children?

4. How long has Peregrine been traveling away from England?

5. Which of the following best describes Valpone's behavior when Voltore is in the room?

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