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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an alternate title for the Sultan?
(a) Sheikh.
(b) Soldon.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Regent.

2. To which of these is Tamburlaine not compared?
(a) Scourge.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Wrath of God.
(d) Zeus.

3. What item does Tamburlaine claim is the finest ever?
(a) Gold.
(b) Victory.
(c) Sword.
(d) Loyalty.

4. How many crowns adorn Tamburlaine's plate?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. Tamburlaine reiterates his oath to remain:
(a) Unmerciful.
(b) Just.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Worthy.

6. What is the name of Bajazeth's wife?
(a) Sable.
(b) Zabina.
(c) Sabrina.
(d) Zenocrate.

7. From what/whom does Mycetes want to hide the item?
(a) Cosroe.
(b) Theridimas.
(c) Tamburlaine.
(d) Meander.

8. What is the name of the person with whom Zenocrate speaks?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Ageous.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Agydas.

9. Who is quick to praise Tamburlaine?
(a) Techelles.
(b) Mycetes.
(c) Menaphon.
(d) Cosroe.

10. During what era was the play written?
(a) Elizabethan.
(b) Victorian.
(c) Georgian.
(d) Middle Ages.

11. How is the basso received?
(a) With mercy.
(b) With respect.
(c) With contempt.
(d) With derision.

12. At the end of this scene, Mycetes is surprised that the item was not...
(a) Destroyed.
(b) Stolen.
(c) Damaged.
(d) Lost.

13. What will be Cosroe's new title?
(a) Regent.
(b) Chief Advisor to the King.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Lord.

14. What are Zenocrate's servants threatened with if they do not swear loyalty?
(a) Public humiliation.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Death.

15. Which is not offered as a prize for helping the prisoner to escape?
(a) Throne.
(b) Servants.
(c) Beautiful women.
(d) Status.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the King of Persia?

2. Tamburlaine is urged not to move forward into what country?

3. What item does Mycetes decide to hide?

4. Who does the Sultan approach as a potential ally?

5. Who informs Mycetes of the betrayal?

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