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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. What does the viceroy confirm with the two warriors/courtiers in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) That an ambassador has been sent to Spain with tribute money.
(b) That Spain has been defeated.
(c) That Portugal has been defeated.
(d) That the war is not yet over.

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?
(a) Revenge says that he likes seeing the Ghost's pain.
(b) Revenge says that he is actually the guilty one.
(c) Revenge says the joy of all characters will be turned to misery.
(d) Revenge says the characters are not as happy as they seem.

3. Who accompanies the Ghost who appears in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Terror.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Disaster.

4. Who is the king's nephew?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) Hieronimo.
(d) Lorenzo.

5. Who is the god of the dead?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Proserpine.
(c) Mars.
(d) Pluto.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Andrea told he is brought back from the underworld?

4. In the Spanish court, who pleads with Horatio to tell her more about the circumstances of Andrea's death, referring poetically to how much she loved him?

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

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