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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. Which of the following themes characterizes Act 3, Scene 8?
(a) Dishonesty.
(b) Manipulation.
(c) Grief.
(d) Revenge.

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

3. The viceroy commands that Balthazar's body be taken back to Portugal because there is no place for ______ in Spain.
(a) Any Portuguese.
(b) Justice.
(c) Peace.
(d) A killer.

4. Why doesn't Hieronimo kill himself?
(a) There would be no one to avenge Horatio's death.
(b) He decides that Lorenzo is not worth his death.
(c) He thinks killing oneself is a sin.
(d) He is too proud to commit suicide.

5. What does the viceroy complain about as he enters the stage in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) His misery at Balthazar's death.
(b) His misery at the loss of the war.
(c) His misery at Horatio's death.
(d) His glee at the victory of the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isabella imagine herself going after rejecting the advice?

2. Who does Lorenzo say can get messages through to Bel-Imperia?

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

4. After Balthazar and Bel-Imperia banter about who loves whom, Bel-Imperia leaves having __________.

5. How does Balthazar respond to Bel-Imperia's rejection?

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