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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the Ambassador NOT do in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Promise to pass the king's message to the viceroy.
(b) Promise to kill Horatio.
(c) Tell the king the ransom has been paid.
(d) Tell the king that Balthazar has sent his regards.

2. After dismissing the first two citizens in Act 3, Scene 13, for whom does Hieronimo mistake the third citizen?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Bel-Imperia.
(c) Horatio.
(d) Balthazar.

3. Which of the following themes characterizes Act 3, Scene 8?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Manipulation.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Grief.

4. When the procession in Act 1, Scene 2 passes by the king, to whom does the king demand a reward be given?
(a) All the soldiers.
(b) Horatio and Balthazar.
(c) Lorenzo and Balthazar.
(d) Andrea and Lorenzo.

5. What is Alexandro tied to in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A large tree.
(c) One of the guards.
(d) A stake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lorenzo tells Bel-Imperia that something has angered Castile. What does he say this thing is?

2. In what language do Hieronimo and Isabella speak a dirge as they carry Horatio's body away?

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

4. Hieronimo, left alone, imagines himself pleading for justice first before the king, and then before who?

5. What did Horatio insist happen to Andrea's body after his death?

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