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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexandro tell the viceroy about Balthazar?
(a) That he is a prisoner.
(b) That is is well-respected.
(c) That he still lives.
(d) That he was given a respectful burial.

2. What does the king tell Castile to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Pay a higher ransom to obtain Balthazar.
(b) Meet Balthazar privately.
(c) Pray to God to bring Andrea back.
(d) Convince Bel-Imperia to open her heart to Balthazar.

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 burned in a pyre on a ship.
(c) He insisted that the body be left on the battlefield.
(d) Nothing, He doesn't believe Andrea is dead.

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

5. As Bel-Imperia and Horatio return to the banquet after their private conversation, where does Lorenzo say Horatio's soul is headed soon?
(a) "Eternal night."
(b) "True love."
(c) "Sadness."
(d) "Trap of marriage."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pedringano?

2. What reason does the king give Castile for the marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?

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

4. Why does the king want a marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?

5. Which of the following characters does not have a say in the marriage between Balthazar and Bel-Imperia?

(see the answer key)

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