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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. Which of the following does the viceroy not lament during his aside to his two courtiers?
(a) Being defeated.
(b) Balthazar being lost to him.
(c) Having not killed enough enemies.
(d) Spending too much money on the war.

2. Who is with Bel-Imperia when Balthazar arrives in the Spanish court?
(a) Hieronimo.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Horatio.
(d) Lorenzo.

3. Where is the viceroy when he speaks with two warriors/courtiers in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The Spanish castle.
(b) The Portuguese court.
(c) The battlefield.
(d) The Imperial Gardens.

4. In Act 1, Scene 5, how does Revenge respond to the Ghost's question about why he's being made to sit through a celebration of the man who killed him?
(a) Revenge says the characters are not as happy as they seem.
(b) Revenge says that he is actually the guilty one.
(c) Revenge says the joy of all characters will be turned to misery.
(d) Revenge says that he likes seeing the Ghost's pain.

5. Who is Serberine?
(a) Lorenzo's servant.
(b) Horatio's servant.
(c) Balthazar's servant.
(d) Bel-Imperia's servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies the Ghost who appears in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. As Bel-Imperia calls for help after Lorenzo, Balthazar, Pedringano, and Serberine enter disguised, who grabs Bel-Imperia?

3. What does Lorenzo promise he will do while Balthazar distracts himself with sport and partying?

4. What excuse does Villuppo give for lying about Balthazar's death?

5. How does Pedringano say he found out about Bel-Imperia and Horatio's relationship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the Underworld, what fate does the soul of Andrea face and who decides this fate?

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

4. Describe the events preceding Isabella's suicide and explain how she kills herself.

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

6. Describe why Hieronimo says Horatio was a good son.

7. How does the viceroy respond to Villuppo's offer to tell the truth about Balthazar and what does Villuppo tell him?

8. Why does Hieronimo invite the third citizen to his house and what happens at the house?

9. Whom does Balthazar request for a companion as prisoner and why?

10. Describe the conversation that the courtier and Villuppo have about Alexandro's guilt in Act 3, Scene 1.

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