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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. In what language do Hieronimo and Isabella speak a dirge as they carry Horatio's body away?
(a) Latin.
(b) English.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Spanish.

2. How is Hieronimo dressed when he comes out to investigate Bel-Imperia's calls for help?
(a) In a suit.
(b) In armor.
(c) In his nightshirt.
(d) In his underwear.

3. Why does Hieronimo urge Isabella to be calm and conceal her grief after Horatio's death?
(a) Because he wants to pretend that Horatio is alive.
(b) Because she is annoying him.
(c) So he can better conduct an investigation.
(d) Because grief is unladylike.

4. Who does Lorenzo say can get messages through to Bel-Imperia?
(a) Serbine.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) Lorenzo
(d) Pedringano.

5. How does the king interpret the the use of warriors in the play presented at his banquet?
(a) He has no interpretation.
(b) As an insult to his abilities.
(c) As a threat to his safety.
(d) As representative of his own status as a warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. After seeing Hieronimo digging in the ground, what does the King tell Lorenzo to do?

2. Who says the way to find Lorenzo is to take the path of a guilty conscience "unto a forest of distrust and fear" and to the "rocky cliffs" of despair and death?

3. Who gives Isabella advice in Act 3, Scene 8?

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

5. If Balthazar and Bel-Imperia have a son, over which country will he be king?

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