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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Hieronimo mistake for an avenging goddess?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Balthazar.
(d) The third citizen.

2. Why does Hieronimo, in madness, start digging in the ground?
(a) So that he can crawl into the Underworld.
(b) So Horatio can emerge from his grave and show the king his wounds.
(c) To create a grave for Lorenzo before he kills him.
(d) To find the glove that Bel-Imperia gave Horatio.

3. Which of the following characters does Hieronimo NOT ask to act in his play?
(a) Castile.
(b) Lorenzo
(c) Bel-Imperia.
(d) Balthazar

4. How are Bel-Imperia and Lorenzo related?
(a) Lorenzo is Bel-Imperia's brother-in-law.
(b) Lorenzo is not related to Bel-Imperia.
(c) Lorenzo is Bel-Imperia's cousin.
(d) Lorenzo is Bel-Imperia's brother.

5. Why is the Ghost of Andrea upset after Hieronimo agrees to meet Lorenzo?
(a) He is afraid Hieronimo will kill Lorenzo.
(b) He is not upset.
(c) He is afraid the two are joining forces.
(d) He is afraid Lorenzo will kill Hieronimo.

6. 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.

7. Which of the following topics does Hieronimo not address as he gives a soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 13?
(a) His right to have revenge for the murder of Horatio.
(b) His uncertainty about how to achieve revenge.
(c) His decision to mask his grief and anger with politeness, good manners and patience.
(d) His hope for a good marriage for Bel-Imperia.

8. After Balthazar and Bel-Imperia banter about who loves whom, Bel-Imperia leaves having __________.
(a) Convinced Balthazar that she doesn't love him.
(b) Persuaded Lorenzo that she will exact revenge.
(c) Pesuaded Balthazar that she will kill him.
(d) Convinced Balthazar that she loves him.

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

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

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

12. After seeing Hieronimo digging in the ground, what does the King tell Lorenzo to do?
(a) Give Hieronimo the ransom.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Kill Hieronimo.
(d) Disappear from the kingdom.

13. 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.

14. When the ambassador and the king discuss ransom for Horatio, how does the king feel about Horatio's death?
(a) He is relieved by his death.
(b) He is saddened by his death
(c) He is excited by his death.
(d) He doesn't know he is dead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristics that Horatio possessed does Hieronimo believe made him a good son?

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

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

4. When Hieronimo is reminded by the citizens of Horatio, he brings out what prop?

5. 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?

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