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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. About whom does a courtier make a comment to the viceroy, saying that he is surprised could be filled with so much hate in regard to Balthazar's death?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Alexandro.
(c) Horatio.
(d) Balthazar.

2. How does Pedringano say he found out about Bel-Imperia and Horatio's relationship?
(a) By overhearing the maids talking about it.
(b) By the admission of Bel-Imperia.
(c) By seeing love letters she sent Horatio.
(d) By spying on them in the garden.

3. Whom does Balthazar request as his companion when he is captured?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Hieronimo.
(c) Balthazar.
(d) Lorenzo.

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

5. Which of the following is not a way that the Scene 1 in the play acts?
(a) As a prologue.
(b) As a frame.
(c) As foreshadowing.
(d) As exposition.

Short Answer 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?

2. What does the viceroy complain about as he enters the stage in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. How does the king greet Balthazar when he receives him as a prisoner?

4. What does the Ghost complain to Revenge that he should be seeing instead of his friend being slain?

5. How long does the king say Balthazar will be kept prisoner in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to reveal Pedringano's innocence after his execution?

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

5. Who is Pedringano and how does Lorenzo persuade him to help in the plot against Horatio?

6. Why did Villuppo lie about Alexandro's guilt and what punishment is he given for his lies?

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

8. Describe the conversation that Bel-Imperia and Hieronimo have regarding avenging Horatio's death.

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

10. How is Balthazar greeted as a prisoner by the king and how does Balthazar respond?

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