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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 literary devices are used to begin Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) An aside.
(b) Rhyming verse.
(c) Soliloquy.
(d) Prose.

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

3. Why does the king want a marriage between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar?
(a) He wants what is best for Balthazar.
(b) It will cement the peace between Spain and Portugal.
(c) He wants what is best for Bel-Imperia.
(d) He has been bribed by Lorenzo and wants his reward.

4. How does the viceroy react when Alexandro protests his innocence?
(a) He screams at him.
(b) He dismisses his sentence.
(c) He says he feels sorry for him.
(d) He refuses to listen.

5. What does Bel-Imperia drop after her visit with Balthazar in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) A knife.
(b) A glove.
(c) A teacup.
(d) A scarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alexandro tied to in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. As Bel-Imperia and Horatio return to the banquet after their private conversation, where does Lorenzo say Horatio's soul is headed soon?

3. Who is Castile?

4. Who is the king's nephew?

5. At the end of Act 3, Scene 1, what are the fates of Villuppo and Alexandro?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hieronimo's confusion about Horatio's body after his initial recognition?

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

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

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

5. How does Pedringano react to the place being set for his execution and why?

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

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

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

9. To whom does Bel-Imperia find herself attracted after Andrea's death and why does she resolve to love him?

10. Describe how Hieronimo kills himself and another that he kills with the same weapon.

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