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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the final line of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "Poggio, 'twill do, Poggio!"
(b) "Aye, marry, that will be excellent."
(c) "Peace, innocent."
(d) "If all fails, itis but the fortune of a fool."

3. Who is being referred to in the quote "The man I hate / Worse than confusion-"?
(a) Florio.
(b) Grimaldi.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Soranzo.

4. Who is a servant?
(a) Florio.
(b) Vasquez.
(c) Donado.
(d) Grimaldi.

5. What does Donado wish for the gift given to Annabella in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) To have it destroyed.
(b) For her to give it back.
(c) To give it to his own mistress.
(d) For her to keep it.

6. What does Bergetto insult of Annabella's in the letter in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her teeth.
(d) Her scent.

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

8. Who says "O coxcomb, what doth he make here?" in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Bergetto.
(b) Poggio.
(c) Annabella.
(d) Donado.

9. Whose house does the action of Act 1, Scene 2 take place in front of?
(a) The Friar.
(b) Soranzo.
(c) Florio.
(d) Grimaldi.

10. What sort of comment does Poggio make of his master, Bergetto, in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) How attractive he is.
(b) How wicked he is.
(c) How foolish he is.
(d) How smart he is.

11. How many speaking or non-speaking characters are in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

12. What does Giovanni feel towards the person under discussion in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Fear.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Attraction.

13. What does Florio hassle Giovanni about in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Not joining the army.
(b) Always being alone.
(c) His affair with Annabella.
(d) Not having a wife.

14. Who gives Annabella the letter in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Florio.
(b) Poggio.
(c) Donado.
(d) Bergetto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "To you I have unclasped my burdened soul, /Emptied the storehouse of my thoughts and heart, /Made myself poor of secrets"?

2. What is Donado's relation to Bergetto?

3. Which comment of praise does Bergetto give his own letter in Act 2, Scene 4 after it is read aloud?

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

5. Who says "O ignorance in knowledge!"?

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