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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scenes 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Villuppo give for lying about Balthazar's death?
(a) He says he wanted to kill Balthazar.
(b) He says Balthazar desired to escape.
(c) He says he wanted to gain the viceroy's favor.
(d) He says he hates Alexandro.

2. When the ambassador and the king discuss ransom for Horatio, how does the king feel about Horatio's death?
(a) He doesn't know he is dead.
(b) He is relieved by his death.
(c) He is saddened by his death
(d) He is excited by his death.

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

4. What does Villuppo reveal to the audience in an aside at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) That Alexandro is not imprisoned.
(b) That Alexandro is guilty.
(c) That he killed Balthazar.
(d) That he lied.

5. To whom does the king send a message via the Portuguese ambassador regarding the marriage of Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Castile.
(c) Balthazar.
(d) The viceroy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hieronimo recognize Horatio's body after he is hanged?

2. About whom does a courtier make a comment to the viceroy, saying that he is surprised could be filled with so much hate in regard to Balthazar's death?

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

4. How does the ambassador prove to the viceroy that Balthazar is alive?

5. Why is Proserpine allowed to return to earth for six months of the year?

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