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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the ambassador say the viceroy feels about the idea of marriage between Balthazar and Bel-Imperia?

2. Whom does Hieronimo mistake for an avenging goddess?

3. What excuse does Lorenzo give Bel-Imperia for imprisoning her?

4. Who says the way to find Lorenzo is to take the path of a guilty conscience "unto a forest of distrust and fear" and to the "rocky cliffs" of despair and death?

5. Who comes in, calms Bel-Imperia and leads her out after her soliloquy in act 3, Scene 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Act 2, Scene 3, the king tells Castile to convince Bel-Imperia to open her heart to Balthazar. Write an essay exploring how the hierarchy of power within the play affects the audience interpretation of events in this and other instances.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how the concept of villain is defined through the characters in the play. Which characters function as villains? Do they share specific characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery of both the pre-Christian idea of the Underworld and Christian idea of heaven are presented in the play. Write an essay exploring the reason for and differences between these two examples of imagery.

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