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

2. What do Rosaura and her companion hear?
(a) Someone moaning and calling from nearby.
(b) A wolf's howl.
(c) The sound of a waterfall.
(d) A baby crying.

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

4. What does Rosaura reply to Clotaldo's question about the item in #26?
(a) Offers it to him in exchange for her safety.
(b) Tells him it was her father's.
(c) Offers to let him examine it.
(d) Refuses to answer him.

5. Why does Basilio desire to abdicate the throne?
(a) He wants to marry a commoner.
(b) He is old and tired.
(c) He has been caught in corruption.
(d) He has no desire to abdicate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Segismundo for mercy?

2. By whom is Rosaura accompanied?

3. What is Clotaldo's response to Rosaura naming the person in #46 as the one who has wronged her?

4. Of whom is Astolfo the son?

5. What does Clotaldo not reveal at this point?

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