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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. What does Clotaldo do upon leaving the tower?
(a) Challenges Astolfo to a dual for Rosaura's honor.
(b) Kills himself.
(c) Flees to Basilio to inform him of the new developments.
(d) Flees to Muscovy.

2. What could be said of Rosaura by her statements at the end of this scene?
(a) That she is so discouraged, she's leaving for Muscovy immediately.
(b) That she is taking charge of her own destiny.
(c) That she blames everyone for not helping her.
(d) That she realizes that she was wrong to be so concerned with her honor.

3. How could Segismundo's status be described at the end of this scene?
(a) Exiled.
(b) Stripped of his newly-acquired title.
(c) Dubious.
(d) As in rebellion.

4. What does Segismundo occasionally wonder about throughout the rest of the story?
(a) If Rosaura is in love with him.
(b) Whether he really did dream the experience.
(c) If he should try to compensate the family of the servant he killed.
(d) If his dream could be prophetic.

5. Who else has been thrown into a cell in the tower?
(a) Rosaura.
(b) Four servants.
(c) Astolfo.
(d) Clarnn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Basilio and Estrella go?

2. How is Clarnn addressed?

3. Why is Clotaldo torn about helping Rosaura?

4. How does Rosaura argue against Clotoldo's feeling of debt to Astolfo?

5. How does Basilio visit Segismundo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Segismundo respond to the soldiers' errand?

5. How do Clotaldo's actions in this scene give the audience a glimpse into a possible positive characteristic of the man?

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

7. About what does Rosaura speak to Clotaldo?

8. What does Segismundo do to Clotaldo?

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

10. What is happening to Segismundo when this scene opens?

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