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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. Which of the following literary devices are used to begin Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Rhyming verse.
(b) An aside.
(c) Soliloquy.
(d) Prose.

2. Who is Castile?
(a) Balthazar's father.
(b) Bel-Imperia's father.
(c) Bel-Imperia's brother.
(d) Balthazar's brother.

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

4. What does the king ask Castile in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) If Bel-Imperia is faking her love.
(b) If Castile approves of the marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar.
(c) When Bel-Imperia and Balthazar will marry.
(d) How Bel-Imperia feels about being courted by Balthazar.

5. Which of the following does the Ambassador NOT do in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Promise to kill Horatio.
(b) Tell the king the ransom has been paid.
(c) Promise to pass the king's message to the viceroy.
(d) Tell the king that Balthazar has sent his regards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Horatio insist happen to Andrea's body after his death?

3. How does Pedringano say he found out about Bel-Imperia and Horatio's relationship?

4. Why is Hieronimo expected at the king's banquet in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. Where was Andrea slain?

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