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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scenes 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Corvino leaves, what does Valpone urge his entertainers to prepare for?
(a) A war.
(b) A party.
(c) A ball.
(d) A feast.

2. Why does Mosca hurry Voltore out the door after his visit with Valpone?
(a) To make room for another visitor.
(b) Because Mosca does not want Valpone to overhear their conversation.
(c) Because Voltore can see that Valpone is not really sick.
(d) Because Voltore does not have enough money to stay longer.

3. What relationship does Mosca have with Valpone?
(a) He is Valpone's son.
(b) He is Valpone's assistant.
(c) He is Valpone's brother.
(d) He is Valpone's business partner.

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

5. What does Voltore gift to Valpone when he comes for a visit?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A brass candelabra.
(c) A gold plate.
(d) A silver cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Valpone react to Corbaccio's second gift?

2. Why is Celia so surprised to see Valpone?

3. What does Jonson express that he hopes his play will be?

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

5. What sense does Mosca tell Corvino that Valpone has lost?

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