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

2. Who does Bergetto find to be the most beautiful as of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Putana.
(b) Annabella.
(c) Philotis.
(d) Hippolita.

3. What is the final line of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) "Things being thus, a pair of souls are lost."
(b) "That one so excellent should give those parts / All to a second death."
(c) "She is, like me, and I like her, resolved."
(d) "Yet time is left you both-"

4. What name does Annabella call Putana in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Woman.
(c) Mother.
(d) Guardian.

5. How does Annabella respond when Giovanni admits his feelings toward her?
(a) She cries out of fear.
(b) She tells him she needs time to ponder her emotions.
(c) She feels the same way.
(d) She runs away in disgust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Florio's main concern regarding his daughter?

2. Who has Florio given his approval to marry his daughter?

3. Who does Florio ask about in the first line of Act 2, Scene 6?

4. What does Richardetto find "mystery in"?

5. Which of the following is NOT something the Friar calls Giovanni?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Richardetto, truly? What is his grievance within the plot?

2. What is Annabella fearful for in Act 5, Scene 5?

3. What happens to Annabella at the end of Act 3, Scene 2?

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

5. How does the Friar convince Annabella to marry Soranzo?

6. How does Act 2, Scene 6 end?

7. How does Giovanni try to convince the Friar that his feelings towards Annabella are appropriate in Act 1, Scene 1?

8. What story does Bergetto enter Act 1, Scene 3 telling?

9. What has happened to Giovanni's feelings towards Annabella in Act 5, Scene 3?

10. How is the Cardinal's behavior in Act 3, Scene 8 surprising?

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