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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. Why is Hieronimo expected at the king's banquet in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To deliver the tribute.
(b) He is not invited.
(c) To cater the party.
(d) To provide the entertainment.

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

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

4. How does the audience know what Balthazar and Lorenzo are thinking as they secretly watch Bel-Imperia and Horatio?
(a) Balthazar and Lorenzo mime what they are thinking.
(b) Balthazar and Lorenzo hold up signs showing what they are thinking.
(c) The audience does not know what they are thinking.
(d) Balthazar and Lorenzo interject comments that the other characters cannot hear.

5. How do the king and his people celebrate their victory in the battle against Portugal?
(a) With a ball.
(b) With a feast.
(c) With a new war.
(d) With a parade.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the king arrives, what reason does Balthazar whisper to Bel-Imperia that he is still alive?

2. What does the king tell Castile to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?

3. How does the king greet Balthazar when he receives him as a prisoner?

4. As Bel-Imperia and Horatio return to the banquet after their private conversation, where does Lorenzo say Horatio's soul is headed soon?

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

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