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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. Where does this scene open?
(a) At Clotaldo's favorite Inn.
(b) In Moscovy.
(c) Back at the prison tower.
(d) A room in the royal palace.

2. Who comes onto the scene and what does he do?
(a) Rosaura who accosts Clotoldo.
(b) Estrella who proposes marriage to Segismundo.
(c) Basilio who embraces his son.
(d) Astolfo who makes pays his respects to the new prince.

3. What does Basilio decide to do about Segismundo.
(a) Marry him to Clarnn.
(b) Exile him to Russia.
(c) Have him executed.
(d) Give him one chance to redeem himself.

4. What does Segismundo say when he awakes?
(a) Segismundo calls for his squire.
(b) Segismundo asks for his father, Basilio.
(c) Segismundo bemoans his unfortunate fate.
(d) He never wakes up; Clotaldo drugged him too deeply and he dies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rosaura and her companion hear?

2. How does Segismundo act about being in the tower and the palace scene being all a dream?

3. What might the idea of using a dream to convince Segismundo he has never left his cell be considered?

4. What did Clotaldo leave with Violante?

5. How does Clotaldo respond to Segismundo?

(see the answer key)

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