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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Friar so surprised that Giovanni has the feelings he does in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He was sure Giovanni was in love with Hippolita.
(b) His parents are very religious.
(c) He prays so often.
(d) He is a well to-do and educated man.

2. Who says "To you I have unclasped my burdened soul, /Emptied the storehouse of my thoughts and heart, /Made myself poor of secrets"?
(a) Florio.
(b) Annabella.
(c) Friar.
(d) Giovanni.

3. Who does the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2 center around?
(a) Florio and Soranzo.
(b) Vasquez and Grimaldi.
(c) Grimaldi and Florio.
(d) Vasquez and Donado.

4. "But he is such another dunce, I fear." Who says this?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Florio.
(c) Donado.
(d) Bergetto.

5. What cheese does Bergetto tell Annabella he loves her as much as?
(a) Gorgonzola.
(b) Mozzarella.
(c) Parmesan.
(d) Caprino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of comment does Poggio make of his master, Bergetto, in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Florio say in Act 1, Scene 3 that insists on his kindness?

3. What is Donado's relation to Bergetto?

4. What does Florio suggest to ease the tension of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What is the last line of Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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