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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters' motives are exposed and explained in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The ambassador's.
(b) The king's.
(c) Balthazar's.
(d) Bel-Imperia's.

2. Why does the king want a marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?
(a) He wants what is best for Balthazar.
(b) He has been bribed by Lorenzo and wants his reward.
(c) He wants what is best for Bel-Imperia.
(d) It will cement the peace between Spain and Portugal.

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

4. Which of the following does the viceroy not lament during his aside to his two courtiers?
(a) Having not killed enough enemies.
(b) Balthazar being lost to him.
(c) Being defeated.
(d) Spending too much money on the war.

5. Which of the following characters does not have a say in the marriage between Balthazar and Bel-Imperia?
(a) The king.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) Castile.
(d) Bel-Imperia.

6. Who is with Bel-Imperia when Balthazar arrives in the Spanish court?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Hieronimo.
(d) Horatio.

7. What does the Ghost complain to Revenge that he should be seeing instead of his friend being slain?
(a) The death of Lorenzo.
(b) The happiness of Bel-Imperia.
(c) The death of Balthazar.
(d) The exhaltation of Horatio.

8. What does Villuppo reveal to the audience in an aside at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) That Alexandro is not imprisoned.
(b) That he lied.
(c) That he killed Balthazar.
(d) That Alexandro is guilty.

9. 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?
(a) Hieronimo.
(b) Don Pedro.
(c) The Duke of Castile.
(d) The Spanish king.

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

11. Who is the king's nephew?
(a) Hieronimo.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Horatio.
(d) Balthazar.

12. How does the audience know what Balthazar and Lorenzo are thinking as they secretly watch Bel-Imperia and Horatio?
(a) Balthazar and Lorenzo mime what they are thinking.
(b) Balthazar and Lorenzo interject comments that the other characters cannot hear.
(c) The audience does not know what they are thinking.
(d) Balthazar and Lorenzo hold up signs showing what they are thinking.

13. 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 doesn't believe that Andrea is dead.
(c) He did not see the death happen.
(d) He says he cared so much about Andrea and telling the story will be painful.

14. In Act 1, Scene 5, how does Revenge respond to the Ghost's question about why he's being made to sit through a celebration of the man who killed him?
(a) Revenge says the characters are not as happy as they seem.
(b) Revenge says the joy of all characters will be turned to misery.
(c) Revenge says that he is actually the guilty one.
(d) Revenge says that he likes seeing the Ghost's pain.

15. Why is Hieronimo expected at the king's banquet in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He is not invited.
(b) To deliver the tribute.
(c) To provide the entertainment.
(d) To cater the party.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Act 3, Scene 1, what are the fates of Villuppo and Alexandro?

3. Where was Andrea slain?

4. Who leads the procession that appears after the trumpet sounds in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who is Castile?

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