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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Infanta love?
(a) The King.
(b) Don Rodrigue.
(c) Don Sanche.
(d) Don Gomes.

2. In Act 1, Scene 6, which character's soliloquy is in rhyming verse, rather than the play's typical blank verse?
(a) Don Diegue.
(b) Don Gomes.
(c) Don Sanche.
(d) Don Rodrigue.

3. In Act 1, Scene 1, who tells Chimene that her father is in favor of a marriage between Chimene and the man she loves?
(a) Elvire.
(b) Don Rodrigue.
(c) The Infanta.
(d) Don Gomes.

4. Which characters enter first in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Chimene and Leonor.
(b) The Infanta and Chimene.
(c) Chimene and Elvire.
(d) The Infanta and Leonor.

5. What is the physical disability suffered by Don Diegue?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He has a useless leg.
(c) He has a useless arm.
(d) He cannot walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the play opens, who is considered likely to be offered the position of tutor to the King's son?

2. Which description best fits Elvire?

3. Which description best fits Don Rodrigue?

4. In Act 1, Scene 3, which character strikes another character?

5. In Act 1, Scene 6, who resolves to take revenge in the way his father demands?

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