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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scenes 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Who does Valpone send into the town to announce his death?
(a) Nano and Androgyno.
(b) Nano and Castrone.
(c) Mosca and Castrone.
(d) Androgyno and Mosca.

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

5. How does Corvino respond to Mosca's proposal of violence?
(a) He refuses.
(b) He agrees.
(c) He ignores Mosca completely
(d) He tells Mosca that he will consider it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?

3. According to the visitor, who announced that Sir Politic was planning on selling Venice in open court?

4. How does Corvino respond to the disguised men hanging around his home?

5. When Lady Politic finds her husband hiding, where does she announce she is going?

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