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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. Which of the following is NOT a character that Mosca claims is one of Valpone's children?
(a) Nano.
(b) Castrone.
(c) Androgyno.
(d) Mosca.

2. Whose dead body does Corvino threaten to tie to Celia's body if she refuses him?
(a) Her brother's.
(b) A slave's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Their child's.

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

4. What does Sir Politic hope to ban in Italy?
(a) Tinderboxes.
(b) Silverboxes.
(c) Hunting boxes.
(d) Jewelry boxes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sir Politic hope to test for the plague in Italy?

2. Who is responsible for identifying the two men when they arrive at Celia's home?

3. In what room of the house does Mosca encourage Bonario to await his father's arrival to Valpone's?

4. What is Valpone lying about to the Venetian businessmen who have befriended him?

5. Which of the following terms do Mosca and Valpone use to describe their visitors?

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