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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. Who in the play so far has the clearest grasp of what honor really entails?
(a) Clotaldo.
(b) Segismundo.
(c) Astolfo.
(d) Rosaura.

2. Who enters the prison tower?
(a) Rosuara.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Basilio.
(d) Astolfo.

3. Where does Segismundo go at the end of this scene?
(a) To Muscovy.
(b) To the palace.
(c) Back into his cell.
(d) Off with the soldiers.

4. What characteristic of Rosaura's might prove a weakness?
(a) Her timidity.
(b) Her disloyalty.
(c) Her charisma.
(d) Her single mindedness.

5. For whom do they mistake Clarnn?
(a) Segismundo.
(b) Estrella.
(c) Astolfo.
(d) Basilio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is probably relieved that Segismundo has been returned to the tower in disgrace?

2. What lesson does Clotaldo offer for what happens in Segismundo's "dream"?

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

4. What is likely to happen given that the story is incomplete and the foreshadowing that has taken place up to this point?

5. What percentage of the people of Poland desire Segismundo as their king?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think Estrella's motives are in urging the king to personally go quell the rioting?

2. Why have the soldiers come to the tower prison?

3. How does Segismundo respond to the idea that the right thing should be done even if one is dreaming?

4. Does it seem likely that Segismundo would really believe Clotaldo when Clotaldo tells Segismundo he was just dreaming?

5. What does Clotaldo say to Rosaura and is this a reasonable response?

6. What is one of the key ideas of the play that comes up in Act 2, Scene 2?

7. What foreshadows a possible positive ending to what could be a bloody civil war?

8. Perhaps the most logical of all the character's words and actions takes place now as Rosaura rebuts Clotaldo's claiming honor as a reason he cannot harm Astolfo. What is Rosaura's rationale as to why Clotoldo can honorably help her.

9. When this scene opens what is happening with Clarnn?

10. How does Clotaldo's waffling about this issue demonstrate the extent of the patriarchal culture in which he lives?

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