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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexandro beg the viceroy to allow him to do in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Travel.
(b) Kill Villuppo.
(c) Seek vengeance.
(d) Speak.

2. Who are the two warriors/courtiers with whom the viceroy speaks in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Don Pedro and Hieronimo.
(b) Lorenzo and Horatio.
(c) Alexandro and Villupo.
(d) Balthazar and Alexandro.

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

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

5. Why does Balthazar come to visit Bel-Imperia in the Spanish court?
(a) To kill her.
(b) To court her.
(c) To trick her.
(d) To reveal Andrea's guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Castile give a time frame for the marriage between Balthazar and Bel-Imperia?

2. What does Hieronimo keep to remind him of Horatio and his need for revenge?

3. In the Spanish court, who pleads with Horatio to tell her more about the circumstances of Andrea's death, referring poetically to how much she loved him?

4. Which of the following literary devices are used to begin Act 2, Scene 1?

5. When Pedringano says he does not know whom Bel-Imperia is in love with, how does Lorenzo respond?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Castile come to visit Hieronimo while he is preparing for the play and what do they talk about?

2. What does the king tell the Portuguese ambassador about the marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar and about them having a son?

3. How does Horatio react when Bel-Imperia asks him to tell her about the circumstances of Andrea's death and what information does he share?

4. What cure does the maid suggest for Isabella to ease her troubled thoughts, does she use it, and why or why not?

5. As Bel-Imperia and Horatio decide to marry and return to the banquet, what does Lorenzo say will happen to Horatio and what does he mean by this?

6. Describe Bel-Imperia's soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 9.

7. What advice does Lorenzo give Balthazar when Bel-Imperia is released?

8. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3, what does the king ask Castile and how does he respond?

9. What does Isabella imagine herself doing in Act 3, Scene 8, and what does she see herself as?

10. What does Castile say to Bel-Imperia when she looks sad regarding her impending marriage to Balthazar?

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