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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who overhears Celia's pleadings with her husband, but does nothing to intervene?
(a) Valpone.
(b) Mosca.
(c) Corbaccio
(d) Bonario.

2. Why is Corvino worried that his reputation might be tarnished in court?
(a) Because of his plots against Valpone.
(b) Because of his financial standing.
(c) Because of his treatment of his wife.
(d) Because of the treatment of his servants.

3. How does Mosca feel about Voltore's defense of Valpone in the court room?
(a) He thinks he did an adequate job.
(b) He thinks he did a poor job.
(c) He thinks he did a mediocre job.
(d) He thinks he did a marvelous job.

4. Why doesn't Bonario enter the room as Mosca suggests?
(a) Because he does not trust Mosca.
(b) Because he is allergic to the smell of smoke.
(c) Because he does not want to miss the action.
(d) Because he is afraid of his father.

5. Which article does Mosca remove from Valpone's house that suggests to Valpone that Mosca was trying to overthrow him?
(a) The jewels.
(b) The vault.
(c) The keys.
(d) The curtains.

6. In what room of the house does Mosca encourage Bonario to await his father's arrival to Valpone's?
(a) In the study.
(b) In the gallery.
(c) In the library.
(d) In the smoking room.

7. When Lady Politic finds her husband hiding, where does she announce she is going?
(a) Out to sea.
(b) Up the mountain.
(c) Away to Mexico.
(d) Off to France.

8. Which of the following adjectives best describes Valpone as he is waiting for Mosca to return from his meeting with Corbaccio?
(a) Impatient.
(b) Intimidated.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Excited.

9. To whom does Valpone admit that he has been faking his illness?
(a) Corvino.
(b) Bonario.
(c) Mosca.
(d) Celia.

10. Which type of fish does Sir Politic hope to supply to Italy?
(a) Anchovies.
(b) Sardines.
(c) Herring.
(d) Salmon.

11. What is Voltore's punishment for misleading the courts?
(a) He is rewarded for standing up to Valpone.
(b) He is executed.
(c) He is given a hefty fine.
(d) He is disbarred.

12. Whose dead body does Corvino threaten to tie to Celia's body if she refuses him?
(a) Their child's.
(b) A slave's.
(c) Her brother's.
(d) Her mother's.

13. When Mosca is addressing the audience after meeting with Corvino, how many times is he interrupted by other characters?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Never.
(d) Once.

14. According to the visitor, who announced that Sir Politic was planning on selling Venice in open court?
(a) Celia.
(b) Peregrine.
(c) Lady Politic.
(d) Voltore.

15. What is the name of the Senate, or Court Hose?
(a) Scrutenio.
(b) Gazio.
(c) Imposio.
(d) Bravadio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many witnesses do Celia and Bonario call to defend them?

2. Who lectures Peregrine on how to be a Gentleman in Venice?

3. Where does Bonario wound Valpone during their scuffle?

4. How does Sir Politic hope to test for the plague in Italy?

5. What does Sir Politic hope to ban in Italy?

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