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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the best description of Don Arias?
(a) Father of Don Rodrigue.
(b) Son of Don Gomes.
(c) Tutor to the King's son.
(d) A gentleman of the court.

2. Which character has no fear of the King's punishment?
(a) Don Diegue.
(b) Don Gomes.
(c) Don Rodrigue.
(d) Don Arias.

3. In Act 2, Scene 8, which two characters vie for the King's attention?
(a) Chimene and Don Alonse.
(b) Don Diegue and Don Alonse.
(c) Don Diegue and Don Sanche.
(d) Chimene and Don Diegue.

4. Which two characters agree that love has the power to transcend sense?
(a) The Infanta and Leonor.
(b) Leonor and Elvire.
(c) The Infanta and Chimene.
(d) Chimene and Leonor.

5. In Act 2, Scene 2, who challenges another character to a duel?
(a) Don Diegue.
(b) Don Gomes.
(c) The King.
(d) Don Rodrigue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 3, who comforts Chimene?

2. In Act 2, Scene 4, who leaves the palace, according to the messenger?

3. In what way are Don Rodrigue and Don Sanche similar?

4. Who does the King imprison in the court?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 5, how does the Infanta's fantasy foreshadow future events in the play?

2. Why is it ironic that Don Gomes admires Don Rodrigue's sense of honor?

3. How does Chimene respond to the offer made by Don Sanche? What does this response reveal about her character?

4. Describe the internal conflict described in soliloquy by Don Rodrigue, in Act 1, Scene 6.

5. What is the final outcome of the play, regarding the future of Don Rodrigue and Chimene, along with the Infanta? How does this ending reinforce the main theme of the play?

6. In Act 3, Scene 4, Chimene and Don Rodrigue both say that, without honor, they are not worthy of each other's love. However, if they each act as honor dictates, they must be enemies. How does a duel between Don Rodrigue and Don Sanche resolve this problem?

7. Compare and contrast the main conversational threads in Act 1, Scene 1 and Act 1, Scene 2.

8. Why is Don Rodrigue remorseful, even though he wins the duel against Don Gomes?

9. In Act 2, Scene 2, what does Don Rodrigue do, and is this action based on honor or love?

10. Describe the conversation between Don Diegue and Don Rodrigue, regarding the impending invasion.

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