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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Proserpine allowed to return to earth for six months of the year?
(a) To visit her friends.
(b) To be with her mother.
(c) To exert revenge.
(d) To roam the earth in pity.

2. Who is Horatio's father?
(a) Balthazar.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Hieronimo.
(d) Don Pedro.

3. Which title does Balthazar hold?
(a) Viceroy.
(b) Ambassador.
(c) King.
(d) Prince.

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

5. In the myth referenced in the play, what does Proserpine bring with her when she returns to the Earth?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Snow.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two warriors/courtiers with whom the viceroy speaks in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. How long does the king say Balthazar will be kept prisoner in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Who is the king's nephew?

4. Why does the viceroy command Alexandro's imprisonment?

5. What is the relationship between Balthazar and Andrea?

(see the answer key)

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