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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Meet Balthazar privately.
(d) Pay a higher ransom to obtain Balthazar.

2. What did Horatio insist happen to Andrea's body after his death?
(a) He insisted that the body be left on the battlefield.
(b) Nothing, He doesn't believe Andrea is dead.
(c) He insisted that the body be burned in a pyre on a ship.
(d) He insisted that the body be brought back for a respectful burial.

3. Why does the king want a marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?
(a) He wants what is best for Bel-Imperia.
(b) He has been bribed by Lorenzo and wants his reward.
(c) He wants what is best for Balthazar.
(d) It will cement the peace between Spain and Portugal.

4. How does the viceroy react when Alexandro protests his innocence?
(a) He screams at him.
(b) He dismisses his sentence.
(c) He says he feels sorry for him.
(d) He refuses to listen.

5. Why is Andrea told he is brought back from the underworld?
(a) To understand the hatred of humanity.
(b) To see how to write a play.
(c) To see revenge taken on the man who killed him.
(d) To kill his best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the underworld, to whom do the governing spirits send Andrea to be judged?

2. Who challenged Don Pedro during the battle between Portugal and Spain?

3. Who is Castile?

4. As Balthazar and Lorenzo watch, why does Bel-Imperia tell Horatio she is still upset?

5. How does Revenge respond to the Ghost's complaints that he doesn't want to watch his friend being slain?

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