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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What blinds the mother-in-law while she's talking to her daughter?
(a) Her ignorance.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) The sunlight.
(d) Her veil.

2. Which character is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Amalia.
(c) Dina.
(d) Laudisi.

3. Who did not receive Amalia and Dina when they paid a visit?
(a) Signora Frola.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Cini.
(d) Signora Agazzi.

4. Who says, "The truth, my dear, is that, with a husband who always claims to know everything, I never manage to know anything?"
(a) Signora Bologna.
(b) Signora Sirelli.
(c) Signora Agazzi.
(d) Signora Ponza.

5. Who does the Butler show in at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Senora Ponza.
(b) Cenora Laudisi.
(c) Senora Canelli.
(d) Sirelli and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?

2. Who says, "What a pompous attitude! Aren't people allowed to stay home and enjoy a little privacy?"

3. Who says that she's herself and that's that?

4. Who came to the door earlier that day when Amalia rang for Senora Frola?

5. What does Amalia say her husband claims Ponza is lacking in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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