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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the character Nano?
(a) He is a eunuch.
(b) He is a dwarf.
(c) He is a hermaphrodite.
(d) He is a giant.

2. How much of the plot of the play does Jonson spell out for the reader in the opening?
(a) None of it.
(b) More than half of it.
(c) All of it.
(d) Less than half of it.

3. To which of the following universities does Jonson first dedicate his play?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Princeton University.

4. Which of the following best describes the character Castrone?
(a) He is a eunuch.
(b) He is a hermaphrodite.
(c) He is a dwarf.
(d) He is a giant.

5. What does Valpone do for a living?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is an artist.
(c) He is a philosopher.
(d) He is a con man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonson hope is the main thing audiences take away from his play?

2. How does Valpone respond to Nano's tracing of his soul?

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

4. What is an acrostic?

5. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?

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