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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the myth referenced in the play, what does Proserpine bring with her when she returns to the Earth?
(a) Tornadoes.
(b) Snow.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Spring.

3. What does Alexandro tell the viceroy about Balthazar?
(a) That he was given a respectful burial.
(b) That he still lives.
(c) That he is a prisoner.
(d) That is is well-respected.

4. What reason does the king give Castile for the marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?
(a) He will reward Castile by giving him money.
(b) Bel-Imperia and Balthazar are in love.
(c) If she doesn't marry him, she is doing herself and her country a disservice.
(d) The marriage will cause a permanent separation of Spain and France.

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

6. How does the king greet Balthazar when he receives him as a prisoner?
(a) Graciously.
(b) Viciously.
(c) Excitedly.
(d) Wrathfully.

7. Of what does Lorenzo try to assure Balthazar at the start of Act 2?
(a) That he will inherit a position of power.
(b) That Bel-Imperia will love him.
(c) That his life is not at risk.
(d) That he is not guilty of murder.

8. What does the king tell Castile to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Convince Bel-Imperia to open her heart to Balthazar.
(b) Pay a higher ransom to obtain Balthazar.
(c) Meet Balthazar privately.
(d) Pray to God to bring Andrea back.

9. What is the relationship between Balthazar and Andrea?
(a) Balthazar is Andrea's love.
(b) Balthazar is Andrea's cousin.
(c) Balthazar killed Andrea.
(d) Balthazar grew up with Andrea.

10. How does the ambassador prove to the viceroy that Balthazar is alive?
(a) He vouches for Alexandro's innocence.
(b) He tells him that his servant says Balthazar is alive.
(c) He brings a photo of Balthazar.
(d) He gives the viceroy letters from Balthazar.

11. Who is Serberine?
(a) Bel-Imperia's servant.
(b) Lorenzo's servant.
(c) Horatio's servant.
(d) Balthazar's servant.

12. At the end of Act 3, Scene 1, what are the fates of Villuppo and Alexandro?
(a) They are both to be executed.
(b) Villuppo is to be executed and Alexandro remain in prison.
(c) Villuppo is to be executed and Alexandro publicly exonerated.
(d) Alexandro is to be executed and Villuppo imprisoned.

13. Which of the following describes the viceroy's complaints at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) They are full of alliteration.
(b) They are written in blank verse.
(c) They are written in rhyme.
(d) They are extravagant.

14. How do Lorenzo and the others kill Horatio?
(a) Trample him with a horse.
(b) Hang him and stab him.
(c) Draw and quarter him.
(d) Shoot him and stab him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pedringano appears on stage for the first time, of what does Lorenzo remind him?

2. Once Villuppo tells the viceroy what happened to Balthazar, what does the viceroy say?

3. What does Bel-Imperia drop after her visit with Balthazar in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. As Bel-Imperia calls for help after Lorenzo, Balthazar, Pedringano, and Serberine enter disguised, who grabs Bel-Imperia?

5. What does Hieronimo keep to remind him of Horatio and his need for revenge?

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