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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Florio want for Annabella to give to Bergetto in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) The ring her mother gave her.
(b) A pocket watch she was given as a child.
(c) A gold bar.
(d) The ring she inherited from her grandfather.

2. Who has had an affair with Hippolita?
(a) Soranzo.
(b) Bergetto.
(c) Grimaldi.
(d) Giovanni.

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

4. What is Florio's main concern regarding his daughter?
(a) That she becomes educated.
(b) That she never loses her flawless beauty.
(c) That she, and the money she will obtain, will go to the right man.
(d) That she be treated like a lady all her life.

5. What does Florio say in Act 1, Scene 3 that insists on his kindness?
(a) He wants to build an orphanage with his wealth.
(b) He speaks how his son and daughter mean more to him than anything.
(c) He speaks of his love for all people.
(d) He wishes not to force Annabella against her will.

6. Which of the following does Donado say he is to Bergetto in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Secretary and messenger.
(b) Writer and deliverer.
(c) Assistant and chief.
(d) Mind and legs.

7. What idea is Giovanni opposed to in Act 2, Scene 5 that he wasn't before?
(a) Annabella getting married.
(b) Praying for redemption.
(c) Killing himself.
(d) None are correct.

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

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

10. What is the first word of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) "Sin."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Peace."
(d) "Anger."

11. Where is Richardetto from?
(a) Athens.
(b) Padua.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

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

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

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

15. Who are brother and sister?
(a) Giovanni and Annabella.
(b) Donado and Annabella.
(c) Florio and Putana.
(d) Soranzo and Hippolita.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bergetto say that his uncle thinks he is in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

4. What is Donado's relation to Bergetto?

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

(see the answer keys)

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