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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. 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?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Bel-Imperia.
(c) Lorenza.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. How do Lorenzo and the others kill Horatio?
(a) Hang him and stab him.
(b) Shoot him and stab him.
(c) Draw and quarter him.
(d) Trample him with a horse.

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

4. Who is Horatio's father?
(a) Don Pedro.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Hieronimo.
(d) Balthazar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hieronimo recognize Horatio's body after he is hanged?

2. If Balthazar and Bel-Imperia have a son, over which country will he be king?

3. Who is the god of the dead?

4. Why is Proserpine allowed to return to earth for six months of the year?

5. Why does the viceroy order that Alexandro be brought to him in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. The viceroy rants to his courtiers about what in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. How and why do the complaints of the third citizen affect Hieronimo?

3. Who does Pedringano reveal to Lorenzo as an object of Bel-Imperia's love and how does he know that she loves him?

4. As Balthazar and Lorenzo watch from a hiding place, how does Bel-Imperia respond to Horatio's question about why she is still upset and what is Balthazar's response?

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

6. Why does Hieronimo consider killing himself and why does he decide not to?

7. Describe how Horatio is killed and what is done to Bel-Imperia.

8. Summarize how the general describes the events on the battlefield to the Spanish king and his men.

9. Describe Bel-Imperia and Balthazar's first meeting after she is released by Lorenzo.

10. Describe Hieronimo's play, including whom he plans to include on stage.

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