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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the characters discuss in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Hippolita.
(b) Giovanni.
(c) Florio.
(d) Annabella.

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

3. Which of the following quotes is from the poem Soranzo reads in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) "Love's measure is the mean, sweet his annoys."
(b) "To work then, happy Muse, and contradict."
(c) "Venice, that queen of cities, he had left."
(d) "O how my thoughts are-"

4. Who speaks first in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Donado.
(b) Poggio.
(c) Bergetto.
(d) Grimaldi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Friar suggest Giovanni remedy his emotions that the men discuss in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What does Florio mistake Annabella's love for Giovanni for?

3. Whose house does the action of Act 1, Scene 2 take place in front of?

4. What does Bergetto do as Donado says goodbye to Florio in Act 2, Scene 6?

5. Which of the following is NOT something the Friar calls Giovanni?

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