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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) Kill Villuppo.
(b) Seek vengeance.
(c) Speak.
(d) Travel.

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

3. What is the punishment that is meted out to Alexandro?
(a) He is to be hanged.
(b) He is to be beheaded.
(c) He is to be shot.
(d) He is to be burned.

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

5. When the king arrives, what reason does Balthazar whisper to Bel-Imperia that he is still alive?
(a) Because the Spanish are coming for him.
(b) Because he loves her.
(c) Because he is being held for ransom.
(d) Because he is a spy.

6. 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 misery at Balthazar's death.
(c) His glee at the victory of the war.
(d) His misery at the loss of the war.

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

8. 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.

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

10. What comment does Villuppo make to his courtier about Alexandro's friendship with Andrea?
(a) That it is on-and-off.
(b) That is is admirable.
(c) That it is horrible.
(d) That it is false.

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

12. Which of the following does the Ambassador NOT do in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Tell the king the ransom has been paid.
(b) Promise to kill Horatio.
(c) Promise to pass the king's message to the viceroy.
(d) Tell the king that Balthazar has sent his regards.

13. To whom does Bel-Imperia find herself attracted in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) Lorenzo.
(d) Horatio.

14. Who is Castile?
(a) Balthazar's brother.
(b) Bel-Imperia's father.
(c) Balthazar's father.
(d) Bel-Imperia's brother.

15. What is Alexandro tied to in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Nothing.
(b) One of the guards.
(c) A large tree.
(d) A stake.

Short Answer Questions

1. After finding out that Bel-Imperia has feelings for Horatio, what does Lorenzo say must happen for Bel-Imperia to love Balthazar?

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

3. How does the viceroy respond to Alexandro's claims about Balthazar?

4. How does the ambassador prove to the viceroy that Balthazar is alive?

5. How do Lorenzo and the others kill Horatio?

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