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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 does Isabella not consider in Act 3, Scene 8?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Her son's killers.
(c) Herbal remedies.
(d) The Underworld

2. What causes Hieronimo to emerge from his hiding place shouting for justice?
(a) The rewarding of Lorenzo.
(b) The rewarding of Balthazar.
(c) The sound of Horatio's name.
(d) The sound of Bel-Imperia's sobs.

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

4. What does Isabella do in the garden where Horatio was hanged to exact revenge?
(a) Kill the tree.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Cut down plants.

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

6. When Hieronimo is reminded by the citizens of Horatio, he brings out what prop?
(a) The bloody handkerchief.
(b) The silver sword.
(c) The metal cross.
(d) The white glove.

7. What role will Hieronimo play in the play that he wrote?
(a) A mercenary who avenges death.
(b) An evil manipulater that orchestrates misery.
(c) A vengeful king who hangs himself.
(d) A wronged lover that kills his wife.

8. Why is Isabella given advice in Act 3, Scene 8?
(a) To help her see Horatio.
(b) To give her more power.
(c) To put her to sleep eternally.
(d) To ease her troubled mind.

9. How does the ambassador say the viceroy feels about the idea of marriage between Balthazar and Bel-Imperia?
(a) He thinks it is a bad idea.
(b) He is surprised by it.
(c) He is saddened by it.
(d) He approves of it.

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

11. Who does Lorenzo think gave Hieronimo the note revealing his and Balthazar's guilt?
(a) Serberine.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) Pedringano.
(d) Bel-Imperia.

12. Which of the following themes characterizes Act 3, Scene 8?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Manipulation.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Grief.

13. What does the letter say that Horatio discovers Bel-Imperia left him?
(a) Lorenzo does not deserve to die.
(b) Horatio was a traitor.
(c) She is in love with Balthazar.
(d) Balthazar and Lorenzo killed Horatio.

14. What do Isabella and Horatio do after they invite the third citizen into their home?
(a) Sing a song of grief for their children.
(b) Plot revenge against Horatio.
(c) Feast and celebrate the victory in battle.
(d) Write a letter to the king.

15. What advice does Lorenzo give Balthazar regarding Bel-Imperia?
(a) To be cunning, careful, and jesting with Bel-Imperia.
(b) To be forward and aggressive with Bel-Imperia.
(c) To trap Bel-Imperia again and keep her in his cellar.
(d) To take Bel-Imperia immediately to be married.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From whom do the characters in the play obtain costumes?

3. Hieronimo calls to Pedringano, and Lorenzo follows him and tells Pedringano that Bel-Imperia has been hidden by whom?

4. What advice is given to Isabella in Act 3, Scene 8?

5. What does Lorenzo give to Pedringano to encourage him to help in killing Serberine?

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