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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. As Bel-Imperia calls for help after Lorenzo, Balthazar, Pedringano, and Serberine enter disguised, who grabs Bel-Imperia?
(a) Balthazar.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Pedringano.
(d) Serberine.

2. At the end of Act 3, Scene 1, what are the fates of Villuppo and Alexandro?
(a) Alexandro is to be executed and Villuppo imprisoned.
(b) Villuppo is to be executed and Alexandro publicly exonerated.
(c) They are both to be executed.
(d) Villuppo is to be executed and Alexandro remain in prison.

3. Which of the following does the Ambassador NOT do in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Tell the king that Balthazar has sent his regards.
(b) Promise to pass the king's message to the viceroy.
(c) Tell the king the ransom has been paid.
(d) Promise to kill Horatio.

4. Why does the viceroy order that Alexandro be brought to him in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) So Alexandro can be released.
(b) So Alexandro can be executed.
(c) So Alexandro can be questioned.
(d) So Alexandro can be rewarded.

5. How does Hieronimo recognize Horatio's body after he is hanged?
(a) From his face.
(b) From his shoes.
(c) From his clothes.
(d) From his watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the god of the dead?

2. What does the general report about the progress of Spain's war with Portugal in Act 1, Scene 2?

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. Who is Horatio's father?

5. How does the audience know what Balthazar and Lorenzo are thinking as they secretly watch Bel-Imperia and Horatio?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pedringano's involvement with the attack on Horatio.

2. When Isabella's thoughts return to the men who killed her son in Act 3, Scene 8, what does she do?

3. Describe Hieronimo's soliloquy that he performs while reading from a book in Act 3, Scene 13.

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. What is Alexandro's fate at the end of Act 3, Scene 1 and what are the viceroy's plans?

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

7. Why does the king want Castile to convince Bel-Imperia to accept Balthazar's courtship?

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

9. What does the Portuguese ambassador do as he is leaving the king and Castile?

10. Why does Lorenzo plot to kill Serberine and whom does he employ to help him carry out his plan?

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