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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the first character to speak in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Putana.
(b) Friar.
(c) Annabella.
(d) Giovanni.

4. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Vasquez.
(b) Annabella.
(c) Hippolita.
(d) Soranzo.

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

6. What does Florio mistake Annabella's love for Giovanni for?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Illness.
(d) Depression.

7. How does the Friar suggest Giovanni remedy his emotions that the men discuss in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Community service.
(b) Solitary prayer.
(c) Give money to the church.
(d) Run away.

8. Why does Annabella read the letter in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) She doesn't wish to be impolite.
(b) She is afraid of Poggio.
(c) Her father urges her to.
(d) She is excited to see what it says.

9. Who is Giovanni visiting in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Hippolita.
(b) Richardetto.
(c) The Friar.
(d) Grimaldi.

10. What does Richardetto find "mystery in"?
(a) Annabella does not love any of her suitors.
(b) Giovanni's standoffish veneer.
(c) Hippolita spends much time with Soranzo.
(d) Florio's hospitality.

11. Who is the first character to speak in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Florio.
(b) Bergetto.
(c) Poggio.
(d) Giovanni.

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

13. What is the only city that is referenced in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Bologna.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Prague.
(d) Leeds.

14. Who does Florio ask about in the first line of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Annabella.
(b) Giovanni.
(c) Bergetto.
(d) Soranzo.

15. What does Hippolita try to convince Vasquez in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) That he should marry Annabella.
(b) That they should marry.
(c) That he should kill Annabella.
(d) That Soranzo will abandon him in some way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Bergetto read the letter he has written for Annabella himself in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. Who is being referred to in the quote "The man I hate / Worse than confusion-"?

3. "But he is such another dunce, I fear." Who does this quote refer to?

4. Who do the characters discuss in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who is being used as a pawn in Act 2, Scene 3?

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