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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scenes 4, 5, and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Valpone have?
(a) He has one child.
(b) He is unsure how many children he has fathered.
(c) He has no children.
(d) He has five children.

2. What does Lady Would-Be mistake Peregrine for?
(a) A child.
(b) A woman.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A priest.

3. Which of Valpone's two men arrive first at Celia's home?
(a) Mosco and Nano.
(b) Androgyno and Castrone.
(c) Nano and Androgyno.
(d) Castrone and Mosco.

4. What is the name of Valpone's character when he arrives at Celia's?
(a) The Prince of Milan.
(b) The Scoto of Manuta.
(c) The Priest of Venice.
(d) The Jester of Basillica.

5. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?
(a) Venus.
(b) Pythagoras.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sir Politic entrust with his plans to take over Italy?

2. What is Valpone pretending to do when Corbaccio enters the room?

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

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

5. In what country does Valpone live?

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