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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. What is the first letter of Jonson's acrostic?
(a) O.
(b) P.
(c) L.
(d) V.

2. What does Valpone say that riches are better than?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Humor.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Love.

3. What type of story does Nano tell Valpone when he first arrives at his home?
(a) An allegory.
(b) A metaphor.
(c) A fable.
(d) A dream.

4. What does Voltore do for a living?
(a) He is an artist.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a jester.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Valpone do for a living?

2. What animal is Mosca's name associated with?

3. How much of the plot of the play does Jonson spell out for the reader in the opening?

4. Who interrupts Nano's tale of Valpone's soul with a knock at the door?

5. What does Valpone tell Mosca is the best way to spend riches?

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