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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hippolita upset in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Because of Annabella's beauty.
(b) Over the way she is treated by Soranzo.
(c) Her father is ill.
(d) Because of her dead husband.

2. What is Florio's main concern regarding his daughter?
(a) That she becomes educated.
(b) That she be treated like a lady all her life.
(c) That she, and the money she will obtain, will go to the right man.
(d) That she never loses her flawless beauty.

3. Which of the following is NOT something the Friar calls Giovanni?
(a) A sinner.
(b) A wretch.
(c) A nothing.
(d) A worm.

4. Who do we learn Richardetto is in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A man sent by an enemy of Giovanni's.
(b) Annabella's real father.
(c) Soranzo's brother.
(d) Hippolita's husband.

5. Where is Richardetto from?
(a) Padua.
(b) Athens.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. "So hard at work, that's well; you lose no time." Who says this quote in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What name does Annabella call Putana in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What is "a name more gracious" that Giovanni calls Annabella in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Who is the first character to speak in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What does Florio allow before leaving Act 1, Scene 3?

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