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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 does the viceroy command Alexandro's imprisonment?
(a) He wants Villuppo to admit his lie.
(b) He believes that he is a poor soldier.
(c) He believes that he is lying about Villuppo's guilt.
(d) He believes that he killed Balthazar.

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

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

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

5. Once Villuppo tells the viceroy what happened to Balthazar, what does the viceroy say?
(a) The viceroy praises Villuppo's bravery.
(b) The viceroy accuses Villuppo of accepting a bribe.
(c) The viceroy praises Alexandro's bravery.
(d) The viceroy accuses Alexandro of accepting a bribe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the viceroy when he speaks with two warriors/courtiers in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Which title does Balthazar hold?

4. When the procession in Act 1, Scene 2 passes by the king, to whom does the king demand a reward be given?

5. In the underworld, to whom do the governing spirits send Andrea to be judged?

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