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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Agazzi's daughter?
(a) Signora Frola.
(b) Amalia.
(c) Signora Ponza.
(d) Dina.

2. What does Amalia say Ponza should be responsible for in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His mother-in-law.
(b) Reparation.
(c) Courtesy.
(d) His sister.

3. Why does Amelia think that Ponza put his mother-in-law up in town?
(a) To bother them.
(b) To flatter her.
(c) To have an affair with her.
(d) To keep her away from his wife.

4. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?
(a) It is vast.
(b) It is filled with peaches.
(c) It is beautiful.
(d) It is dark.

5. Who is Amalia married to?
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Sirelli.
(d) Laudisi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ponza always seen with?

2. Who did not receive Amalia and Dina when they paid a visit?

3. What blinds the mother-in-law while she's talking to her daughter?

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

5. Who appears at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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