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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Corvino respond to Mosca's proposal of violence?
(a) He tells Mosca that he will consider it.
(b) He refuses.
(c) He agrees.
(d) He ignores Mosca completely

3. Which part of Corbaccio is failing?
(a) His voice.
(b) His hearing.
(c) His sight.
(d) His memory.

4. What do the Venetian businessmen gift to Valpone in the hopes of working their way into his will?
(a) Houses.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Horses.
(d) Expensive gifts.

5. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Venus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Valpone do for a living?

2. What does Mosca beg Voltore to do when Valpone dies?

3. Why does Mosca hurry Voltore out the door after his visit with Valpone?

4. What animal is Valpone's name associated with?

5. What does Voltore do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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