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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scenes 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hieronimo says that he wrote a play when?
(a) When his son was born.
(b) When he got the job as marshal.
(c) When he lost his son.
(d) When he was a student.

2. Why does Horatio hesitate to tell the story of Andrea's death in the Spanish court?
(a) He says it is too violent for a woman's ears.
(b) He did not see the death happen.
(c) He doesn't believe that Andrea is dead.
(d) He says he cared so much about Andrea and telling the story will be painful.

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

4. How does Balthazar respond to Bel-Imperia's rejection?
(a) He is calm.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is wounded.
(d) He is relieved.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Horatio interpret the letter Bel-Imperia left him upon finding it?

2. Which of the following characters' motives are exposed and explained in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. Which of the following themes characterizes Act 3, Scene 8?

4. Which of the following characters is not present when a general reports to progress of Spain's war with Portugal in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Alexandro beg the viceroy to allow him to do in Act 3, Scene 1?

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