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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the viceroy when he speaks with two warriors/courtiers in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The Portuguese court.
(b) The Imperial Gardens.
(c) The Spanish castle.
(d) The battlefield.

2. Why does Horatio hesitate to tell the story of Andrea's death in the Spanish court?
(a) He doesn't believe that Andrea is dead.
(b) He says he cared so much about Andrea and telling the story will be painful.
(c) He did not see the death happen.
(d) He says it is too violent for a woman's ears.

3. What did Horatio insist happen to Andrea's body after his death?
(a) He insisted that the body be brought back for a respectful burial.
(b) He insisted that the body be left on the battlefield.
(c) He insisted that the body be burned in a pyre on a ship.
(d) Nothing, He doesn't believe Andrea is dead.

4. To what play is The Spanish Tragedy a sequel?
(a) "The Merry Wives of Windsor."
(b) "The First Part of Hieronimo."
(c) "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus."
(d) "The Jew of Malta."

5. What does Lorenzo promise he will do while Balthazar distracts himself with sport and partying?
(a) Convince the king to make Balthazar a general.
(b) Convince Bel-Imperia to love Balthazar.
(c) Convince Revenge to save Balthazar.
(d) Convince the viceroy to give Balthazar money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the language of the viceroy's soliloquy (really an aside) in Act 1, Scene 3 be described?

2. 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?

3. Who is with Bel-Imperia when Balthazar arrives in the Spanish court?

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

5. Whom does Balthazar request as his companion when he is captured?

(see the answer key)

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