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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. What does Valpone tell Mosca is the best way to spend riches?
(a) To spend riches as soon as they are earned.
(b) To save money so that it can be passed on to the next generation.
(c) To save the riches for as long as possible before spending it.
(d) To think about each purchase and what impact it will make on the riches.

2. What animal is Valpone's name associated with?
(a) Bear.
(b) Fox.
(c) Vulture.
(d) Horse.

3. What animal is Mosca's name associated with?
(a) A grasshopper.
(b) A mosquito.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A fly.

4. Who shows Voltore into Valpone's room?
(a) Mosca.
(b) Castrone.
(c) Androgyno.
(d) Nano.

5. Why have Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno come to visit with Valpone?
(a) To woo him.
(b) To fight him.
(c) To beg from him.
(d) To entertain him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship does Mosca have with Valpone?

2. What type of story does Nano tell Valpone when he first arrives at his home?

3. What do Corvino and Mosca discuss, thinking that Valpone cannot hear them?

4. In which room of his house does Valpone entertain Volotre?

5. Which of the following best describes the character Castrone?

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