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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. What role are the two men playing for Valpone when they arrive at Celia's home?
(a) Sergeants.
(b) Scouts.
(c) Spies.
(d) Sailors.

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

3. Why does Valpone allegedly admire lawyers?
(a) For their cunning.
(b) For their impeccable taste in suits.
(c) For their compassion.
(d) For their salaries.

4. What literary technique does Jonson use to write the opening of the play?
(a) An epitaph.
(b) An obituary.
(c) A song.
(d) A poem.

5. How does Valpone feel about doctors?
(a) He is terrified of them.
(b) He is apathetic to them.
(c) He despises them.
(d) He admires them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Jonson's narrative voice?

2. What is the powder that Valpone offers as a prize meant to restore?

3. How long has Valpone been pretending to be sick when Voltoro arrives?

4. Who does Valpone enlist to be his number one man in making Celia his?

5. Who overhears Celia's pleadings with her husband, but does nothing to intervene?

(see the answer key)

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