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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scenes 1, 2, and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Valpone lying about to the Venetian businessmen who have befriended him?
(a) His name.
(b) His financial status.
(c) His health.
(d) His occupation.

2. What is Valpone pretending to do when Corbaccio enters the room?
(a) Pray.
(b) Cry.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Vomit.

3. Who does Mosca tell Voltore he is sure will be named Valpone's heir?
(a) Castrone.
(b) Voltore.
(c) Nano.
(d) Mosca.

4. What nationality is Peregrine?
(a) Italian.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) Scottish.

5. In which room of his house does Valpone entertain Volotre?
(a) The library.
(b) The sitting room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The sick room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corbaccio call his son in open court?

2. How is Celia treated by her husband?

3. How does Corvino respond to Mosca's proposal of violence?

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

5. How does Corvino plan to block Celia's window?

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