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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. Who took Balthazar prisoner during the battle between Portugal and Spain?
(a) Balthazar.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Don Pedro.
(d) Horatio.

2. What does Alexandro beg the viceroy to allow him to do in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Kill Villuppo.
(b) Seek vengeance.
(c) Speak.
(d) Travel.

3. To what play is The Spanish Tragedy a sequel?
(a) "The First Part of Hieronimo."
(b) "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus."
(c) "The Merry Wives of Windsor."
(d) "The Jew of Malta."

4. Who brings Andrea back to the living from the underworld?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Balthazar.

5. As Balthazar and Lorenzo watch, why does Bel-Imperia tell Horatio she is still upset?
(a) She says she still needs time for her wounded heart to rest.
(b) She is starting to have feelings for Balthazar too.
(c) She is not upset.
(d) She has decided that she does not love Horatio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorenzo promise he will do while Balthazar distracts himself with sport and partying?

2. Who is Castile?

3. What reason does the king give Castile for the marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?

4. Whom does Balthazar request as his companion when he is captured?

5. 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?

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