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

2. What does Donado suggest Bergetto send Annabella?
(a) A jewel.
(b) A dove.
(c) A painting.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is being used as a pawn in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

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

5. Who is Richardetto?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the letter like that Bergetto has written for Annabella in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. Compare and contrast Florio and Giovanni's opinions of Soranzo in Act 3, Scene 2.

4. Where is the Friar going to go at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

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

6. What actions of Act 2, Scene 1 are most significant?

7. How has Bergetto's time with Annabella gone, as per his recap in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

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

10. Why is Florio apprehensive to Donado's aim in Act 1, Scene 3? What does Donado say that makes him feel better?

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