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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scenes 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Valpone been pretending to be sick when Voltoro arrives?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three years.

2. Who does Mosca suggest Corbaccio disinherit?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His business partner.
(d) His son.

3. How does Valpone react to Corbaccio's second gift?
(a) He is pleased with the gift.
(b) He adds the gift to his accumulating pile without acknowledging it.
(c) He refuses the gift.
(d) He tells Corbaccio that it is all too much.

4. Which of the following themes is Lady Would-Be obsessed with?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Lust.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Money.

5. What term does Valpone use to describe his three unusual visitors?
(a) Vermin.
(b) Jesters.
(c) Fools.
(d) Beggars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno come to visit with Valpone?

2. What is the poem about that Nano recites for Valpone?

3. Who finds the hiding place for Bonario to overhear the conversations of the night?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the men that Valpone calls to entertain him while he awaits Mosca's return?

5. What is Valpone willing to sacrifice in order to make Celia his?

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