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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After dismissing the first two citizens in Act 3, Scene 13, for whom does Hieronimo mistake the third citizen?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Horatio.
(c) Bel-Imperia.
(d) Balthazar.

2. After Hieronimo discovers that Balthazar and Lorenzo were definitely behind Horatio's murder, what does he decide to do?
(a) Kill Bel-Imperia to sadden Balthazar.
(b) Erect a statue in memory of Horatio.
(c) Go to the king and plead for justice.
(d) Kill Lorenzo and Balthazar.

3. Who says the way to find Lorenzo is to take the path of a guilty conscience "unto a forest of distrust and fear" and to the "rocky cliffs" of despair and death?
(a) The king.
(b) Hieronimo.
(c) Balthazar.
(d) The Ghost of Andrea.

4. What prop does Hieronimo use as he gives is soliloquy at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 13?
(a) A gravestone.
(b) A skull.
(c) A book.
(d) A chair.

5. Two of the citizens who bring their matters to Hieronimo have issues with what?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Murder.
(d) Property.

6. Castile tells Bel-Imperia that her _________ in loving Andrea has been forgiven.
(a) Mistake.
(b) Disloyalty.
(c) Naivety.
(d) Kindness.

7. Whom will Isabella find on her imaginary journey?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Horatio.
(c) Balthazar.
(d) Her maid.

8. In Act 3, Scene 9, what does Bel-Imperia soliloquize about?
(a) Her anger at the Hangman for killing Pedringano.
(b) Her dislike for Balthazar.
(c) Her frustration at Lorenzo for keeping her prisoner.
(d) Her frustration with her father for trying to marry her to Balthazar.

9. In Act 3, Scene 11, the king comes in with the ambassador, Castile, and Lorenzo, discussing what?
(a) The execution of Pedringano.
(b) Whether the viceroy has received the letters he sent.
(c) Whether to kill Hieronimo.
(d) The marriage of Balthazar and Bel-Imperia.

10. What does Lorenzo order regarding Bel-Imperia?
(a) That she be killed.
(b) That she be freed.
(c) That she be married.
(d) That she stay imprisoned.

11. Who does Lorenzo say can get messages through to Bel-Imperia?
(a) Pedringano.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) Lorenzo
(d) Serbine.

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

13. How does Hieronimo fix the problems of the two citizens that have similar issues to each other?
(a) He imprisons the criminals.
(b) He tells them to go to the king.
(c) He hands over his gold and several other possessions to them.
(d) He shoots them.

14. How does Pedringano interact with his executioner?
(a) He begs for a pardon.
(b) He makes jokes to him.
(c) He is somber.
(d) He is ready to die.

15. What does Hieronimo talk to Balthazar about regarding the play in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Balthazar does not appear in this scene.
(b) Isabella's death.
(c) A cushion for the king.
(d) Getting a key to the king's box seats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Isabella advice in Act 3, Scene 8?

2. What does Hieronimo give Castile when he comes in to see how the stage is coming along for the play?

3. What does Hieronimo talk about in his soliloquy in Act 4, Scene 3 that is spurring his revenge of Horatio's death?

4. In Act 3, Scene 10, of what does a servant reassure Lorenzo and Balthazar?

5. How are Bel-Imperia and Lorenzo related?

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