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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person with whom Zenocrate speaks?

2. Who has been defeated in battle?

3. What country is threatened with invasion?

4. What trait does the new emperor claim to have that the old one did not?

5. What item does Mycetes decide to hide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Zenocrate's attitude toward Tamburlaine? Why does she swear her loyalty to him?

2. What is Callapine's plan for escape from the jail?

3. Why does Almeda refuse Callapine's offer of a kingdom?

4. What causes Calyphas to proclaim his eagerness to kill?

5. Why does Mycetes hide his crown? From whom is he hiding it?

6. Why is it important for Orcanes and Sigismund to set aside arrogance and form an alliance?

7. How does Bajazeth react to the news that Tamburlaine intends to challenge his rule over the Turkish Empire?

8. Why is Sigismund's body left on the battlefield?

9. Why does Cosroe decide to defect to Tamburlaine's side?

10. What is the Sultan's reaction when he learns Tamburlaine is approaching Egypt? How does the Sultan feel about Zenocrate's involvement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Cosroe's treatment of Mycetes in Part 1, Act 1, Scene 1 was intentional to make Mycetes look bad in front of the court? How long do you think Cosroe had been planning to stage a coup? What might Mycetes's reaction have been when he learned of the betrayal? Who might have been against Cosroe's plan? How might Cosroe's actions affect the battle against Tamburlaine?

Essay Topic 2

Olympia is desperate to die after her husband and child are killed. What caused the delay in Olympia's death? Why was Olympia kept by Theridimas instead of being sent to Tamburlaine as originally planned? What trick does Olympia perform on Theridimas? What is the result?

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning of the play, Cosroe proclaimed that he intended to overthrow Mycetes and take over the throne as emperor. What changed the dynamic of how this was to be done? Who supported Cosroe? Who was against him? What prompted Cosroe to become allies with Tamburlaine? How did Theridimas affect Cosroe's decision? Who else might defect to Tamburlaine's camp?

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