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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Second Scene (p. 303-313).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Basilio likely feel about his treatment of Segismundo?
(a) Wise.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Justified.
(d) Guilty.

2. How serious is the dishonor which Astolfo has done to Rosaura?
(a) Slight.
(b) He turns out not to be the cause of her dishonor.
(c) Grave.
(d) He can easily pay out a few gold pieces to take care of it.

3. Who was Clotaldo's long-ago sexual partner?
(a) Anne.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Clarnn.
(d) Violante.

4. How might Segismundo's behavior be characterized?
(a) Inane.
(b) Obedient.
(c) Submissive.
(d) Brutal.

5. What did Clotaldo leave with Violante?
(a) A token to identify his son.
(b) Nothing; he does not know Violante.
(c) A jeweled knife.
(d) A book of verse.

Short Answer Questions

1. By whom is Rosaura accompanied?

2. What do the mountainous Polish countryside partially obscure?

3. What does Rosaura's horse do?

4. Who is the son of the current elderly king of Poland?

5. What other relationship is probably similar to that between Astolfo and Rosaura?

(see the answer key)

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