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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the king arrives, what reason does Balthazar whisper to Bel-Imperia that he is still alive?
(a) Because he is being held for ransom.
(b) Because he loves her.
(c) Because he is a spy.
(d) Because the Spanish are coming for him.

2. Where was Andrea slain?
(a) In his castle.
(b) In the forest.
(c) In a battle.
(d) In a cave.

3. How can the language of the viceroy's soliloquy (really an aside) in Act 1, Scene 3 be described?
(a) Politely understated.
(b) Emotionally extravagant.
(c) Ravingly mad.
(d) Subtly depressing.

4. How do the king and his people celebrate their victory in the battle against Portugal?
(a) With a feast.
(b) With a new war.
(c) With a ball.
(d) With a parade.

5. Which of the following is not a way that the Scene 1 in the play acts?
(a) As foreshadowing.
(b) As a frame.
(c) As exposition.
(d) As a prologue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexandro tell the viceroy about Balthazar?

2. Why is Proserpine allowed to return to earth for six months of the year?

3. Of what does Lorenzo try to assure Balthazar at the start of Act 2?

4. What does Lorenzo promise he will do while Balthazar distracts himself with sport and partying?

5. In Act 1, Scene 5, how does Revenge respond to the Ghost's question about why he's being made to sit through a celebration of the man who killed him?

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