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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Second Scene (p. 336-340).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosaura reveal?
(a) That she is from Great Britain and not a subject of Poland.
(b) That she is married to Roberto de la Azzila.
(c) That she is Clotaldo's daughter.
(d) That she is a woman.

2. Who arrives and learns of Segismundo's murder and what does he do?
(a) Astrea who stabs Segismundo.
(b) Basilio who demands Segismundo behave better.
(c) Violente who cries.
(d) Rosaura who tells Segismundo to take her.

3. In what is Clotaldo particularly interested?
(a) Rosaura's gloves.
(b) Rosaura's boot knife.
(c) Rosaura's sword.
(d) A book in Rosaura's pack.

4. What does Clotaldo not reveal at this point?
(a) That he is Rosaura's father.
(b) That he allowed Segismundo visitors regularly.
(c) That he knows the whereabouts of Segismundo's mother.
(d) That he is really Segismundo's father.

5. What in this scene is a possible theme of this work?
(a) That if you are too frustrated, you should just kill someone to solve the problem.
(b) That life can be confounded by a dream.
(c) That beautiful women are so irrisitable, rape is acceptable.
(d) That a father can predict a son's future at the son's birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Segismundo reply to Clotaldo's lesson?

2. What do Astolfo and Estrella each desire?

3. Upon exploring, what does Rosaura find?

4. How does Basilio likely feel about his treatment of Segismundo?

5. Who is the man who has dishonored Rosaura?

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