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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has had an affair with Hippolita?

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

3. Whose house does the action of Act 1, Scene 2 take place in front of?

4. Where is Richardetto from?

5. Who is Philotis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Annabella and Giovanni want for their love after their deaths?

2. What is the poem like that Soranzo reads in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Why is Hippolita upset in Act 2, Scene 2? What does she plan to do?

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

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

6. Why is it ironic that Giovanni doesn't want Annabella to get married in Act 2, Scene 5? What does this suggest?

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

8. What does Putana do that gets her into trouble in Act 4, Scene 3? What happens to her?

9. What does Donado try to convince Florio in Act 1, Scene 3? Does he succeed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is love used as a motivation for the characters? What are the positive and negative aspects of the use of this motivation by the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Which characters stand for good? Which characters stand for evil? Which characters are both?

Essay Topic 3

Who is selfish and who is selfless? Are there any characters that are difficult to distinguish this difference in?

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