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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. Who describes marriage as "a shining white bed. And a woman. And a man."?
(a) The servant.
(b) The bride's father.
(c) The bride.
(d) The son.

2. What is the father talking about when he says, "Every sprig a coin of silver"?
(a) His land.
(b) The mother's vineyard.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Grandchildren.

3. Where does Leonardo tell his mother-in-law his horse has been after she comments that it looks very tired?
(a) The weighing station.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) Town.
(d) The field.

4. How does the lullaby sung by Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law begin?
(a) Be quiet sweet one.
(b) Hush, baby, hush.
(c) Sweet dreams little one.
(d) Sleep little baby.

5. What does the son/groom tell the bride her orange blossoms are made of?
(a) Wax.
(b) They are real.
(c) Paper.
(d) Silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bride describe as "a hard step, a painful step"?

2. What positive attributes does the bride's father not mention about her?

3. Why does the neighbor tell the mother that she dislikes the bride's mother?

4. What flower does the mother say her husband smells like?

5. Who says, "I may bear it but I don't forgive it"?

(see the answer key)

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