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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Hippolita wearing in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Mourning clothes.
(b) A formal gown.
(c) No answer is correct.
(d) Clothes for tea.

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

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

5. What does Annabella joke about Giovanni being in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) A loner.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A bad lover.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Florio hassle Giovanni about in Act 2, Scene 6?

3. What has happened to Bergetto en route to see Annabella in Act 2, Scene 6?

4. What is the final line of Act 2, Scene 5?

5. Why does Annabella read the letter in Act 2, Scene 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Bergetto and Poggio discuss in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. How does Hippolita enter Act 4, Scene 1? What happens to her?

3. What do the Friar and Giovanni discuss in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Who is fighting in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2? Why is this duel unusual?

5. As of Act 3, Scene 8, where should the audience assume Vasquez's allegiance lies? What does Hippolita vow?

6. What are the different reactions to what has happened to Hippolita in Act 4, Scene 1?

7. How does Giovanni's tone change from the beginning to the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

8. Why is Soranzo upset in Act 4, Scene 3? How does he treat his new wife?

9. What has happened to Bergetto when he enters Act 2, Scene 6?

10. How do Act 2, Scene 4 and 5 parallel one another?

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