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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. How does Annabella respond when Giovanni admits his feelings toward her?
(a) She runs away in disgust.
(b) She tells him she needs time to ponder her emotions.
(c) She cries out of fear.
(d) She feels the same way.

2. What is the final line of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Do not betray me to your mirth or hate."
(b) "Love me, or kill me, sister."
(c) "Let's learn to court in smiles, to kiss and sleep."
(d) "I durst not say I loved; nor scarcely think it."

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

4. What does Giovanni announce to the audience in his monologue in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That he is to kill Annabella.
(b) That he is to leave his home forever.
(c) That he has decided to kill himself.
(d) That he has prayed but still loves Annabella.

5. What does Florio allow before leaving Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Donado to come to their home that evening.
(b) Bergetto to marry Annabella.
(c) Giovanni to join the army.
(d) Bergetto to court Annabella.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the Friar so surprised that Giovanni has the feelings he does in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Who is Annabella referring to when she says "what blessed shape / Of some celestial creature now appears"?

4. How does Act 1, Scene 2 begin?

5. Who does the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2 center around?

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