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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bergetto say that his uncle thinks he is in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) "Fool."
(b) "Blockhead."
(c) "Imbecile."
(d) "Dunce."

2. Who is Philotis?
(a) An artist.
(b) A musician.
(c) A writer.
(d) A female soldier.

3. Which comment of praise does Bergetto give his own letter in Act 2, Scene 4 after it is read aloud?
(a) "How brilliant my words sound! yes, uncle?"
(b) "Uncle, you pray your letters could sound of mine in time!"
(c) "Aha! here's stuff, uncle!"
(d) "You feel jealous you wrote other notes, I know."

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

5. Who says "O ignorance in knowledge!"?
(a) Donado.
(b) The Friar.
(c) Richardetto.
(d) Giovanni.

6. What is special about the horse of Bergetto's story in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He flies.
(b) His head is where his tail is.
(c) He has eight legs.
(d) He speaks.

7. Who is the last character to speak in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Friar.
(c) Grimaldi.
(d) Vasquez.

8. "But he is such another dunce, I fear." Who does this quote refer to?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Bergetto.
(c) Donado.
(d) Florio.

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

10. What is the final line of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) "I'll wait upon you, sir."
(b) "Sir, what I am / She shall command."
(c) "Please you to know her."
(d) "We'll hear them both."

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character to speak in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Who has had an affair with Hippolita?

3. What is the only city that is referenced in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

5. What does Florio want for Annabella to give to Bergetto in Act 2, Scene 6?

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