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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 beg the viceroy to allow him to do in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Seek vengeance.
(b) Speak.
(c) Kill Villuppo.
(d) Travel.

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

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

4. When Pedringano appears on stage for the first time, of what does Lorenzo remind him?
(a) That he rescued Pedringano from drowning.
(b) That he saved Pedringano from punishment.
(c) That he saved Pedringano's love.
(d) That Pedringano still owes him money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Villuppo tell the viceroy about what happened to Balthazar?

2. What does Villuppo reveal to the audience in an aside at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Who accompanies the Ghost who appears in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

5. How long does the king say Balthazar will be kept prisoner in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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