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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 reason Mosca gives to Corbaccio for renaming Valpone as his own heir?
(a) Valpone will be forced to return the favor by renaming Corbaccio as his heir.
(b) Corbaccio will surely outlive Valpone and can change his will again later.
(c) Valpone will greatly appreciate the gesture.
(d) Corbaccio's family is dishonest and plotting to kill the old man themselves.

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

3. Who prompted Sir Polical Would-Be to visit Venice?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) Peregrine.
(d) Valpone.

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

5. Where does Corvino press the jewels he has brought for Valpone?
(a) Into Valpone's hand.
(b) Next to Valpone's ear.
(c) Against Valpone's heart.
(d) Against Valpone's temple.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Valpone willing to sacrifice in order to make Celia his?

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

4. When Mosca is addressing the audience after meeting with Corvino, how many times is he interrupted by other characters?

5. What does Voltore gift to Valpone when he comes for a visit?

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