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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the powder that Valpone offers as a prize meant to restore?

2. What does Corbaccio gift to Valpone after hearing that Voltore was there earlier?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason Mosca gives to Corbaccio for renaming Valpone as his own heir?

5. Who successfully wins the prize that Valpone is offering to the passersby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Sir Politic entrust with Peregrine after discussing how to become a gentleman in Venice?

2. What type of boasting does Jonson express in his Prologue of the play?

3. What is Valpone's punishment for misleading the courts?

4. What confession does Valpone make to Voltore, and for what purpose?

5. How do Sir Political Would-Be and Peregrine react to the scene of the medicine man's arrival?

6. Why do Corbaccio, Voltore, and Mosca head to the courts to press charges?

7. How does Corvino respond to the Medicine Man's presence in his home?

8. Who is Sir Political Would-Be?

9. How are Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno defined in the text?

10. How does Valpone feel about his accrued wealth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Valpone's plan is eventually revealed to the court, all of the characters involved receive individual and unique punishments. Create a list of the five characters that were involved in Valpone's plan and explain what the punishment for each of the characters was. Then, explain whether or not you believe that the punishments doled out fit the crimes, and why.

Essay Topic 2

There are many items in the play that are worshiped by the characters and revered almost as if they are religious artifacts. Choose two items in the play that are not religious and explain how these items are revered by characters in the play. How does Jonson create a sense of religion around items that are not religious?

Essay Topic 3

Many characters in the play spend time on the stage in disguise. Explain two disguises that were used by characters in the play and what effect the disguises had on the plot of the play.

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