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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. What animal is Mosca's name associated with?
(a) A fly.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A mosquito.

2. Who is married to Celia?
(a) Corbaccio.
(b) Valpone.
(c) Voltore.
(d) Corvino.

3. According to the rumors, to which country was Sir Politic planning on selling Venice to?
(a) Macedonia.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Turkey.

4. Who knocks at the door, interrupting Nano's poem?
(a) Sir Political Would-Be.
(b) Mosca.
(c) Lady Politcal Would-Be.
(d) Celia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno come to visit with Valpone?

2. How much of the plot of the play does Jonson spell out for the reader in the opening?

3. What event does Corvino tell his wife to dress for after his conversation with Mosca?

4. How does Peregrine react to his conversation with Sir Political Would-Be?

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

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