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

2. To whom does Bel-Imperia find herself attracted in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Horatio.
(d) Balthazar.

3. How long does the king say Balthazar will be kept prisoner in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Two months.
(b) He will be immediately released.
(c) A lifetime.
(d) Until the tribute is paid.

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

5. 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) Horatio and Balthazar.
(c) All the soldiers.
(d) Lorenzo and Balthazar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alexandro tell the viceroy about Balthazar?

3. Which of the following is not a way that the Scene 1 in the play acts?

4. Where was Andrea slain?

5. Who is the god of the dead?

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