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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The king attempts to negotiate with Tamburlaine on what item?
(a) Territories.
(b) Peace.
(c) The slave Zenocrate.
(d) Gold.

3. The Sultan is angry because Zenocrate is being kept as Tamburlaine's:
(a) Love slave.
(b) Wife.
(c) Concubine.
(d) Harem.

4. How many children does Bajazeth have?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. Who sends a peace offering to Tamburlaine?
(a) Bajazeth.
(b) Sultan.
(c) King of Arabia.
(d) Governor of Damascus.

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

7. Mycetes believes Tamburlaine will become:
(a) Careless.
(b) Overconfident.
(c) Vain.
(d) Tired.

8. Tamburlaine is advancing toward what territory?
(a) Africa.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Greece.
(d) Egypt.

9. Cosroe considers Tamburlaine to be a powerful:
(a) Servant.
(b) Opponent.
(c) Motivator.
(d) Ally.

10. Which empire is ruled by this king?
(a) Ottoman.
(b) Roman.
(c) Turkish.
(d) Persian.

11. Who is Zenocrate's father?
(a) Sultan of Egypt.
(b) Sultan of Saudi Arabia.
(c) King of France.
(d) Bajazeth.

12. What mode of transportation do the potential allies use?
(a) Carriages.
(b) Horses.
(c) Ships.
(d) Mules.

13. Which area is not among those Tamburlaine intends to conquer?
(a) Asia.
(b) Roman Empire.
(c) Africa.
(d) Persia.

14. Who informs Tamburlaine that he will be unable to fulfill his mission?
(a) Mycetes.
(b) Zenocrate.
(c) Cosroe.
(d) Techelles.

15. What trait does the new emperor claim to have that the old one did not?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Foresight.
(d) Prophecy.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what era was the play written?

2. How many crowns adorn Tamburlaine's plate?

3. Tamburlaine considers what emotion to be feminine?

4. How many soldiers arrive to confront Tamburlaine?

5. Who is being held prisoner in Tamburlaine's jail?

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