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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. Which of the following organisms are used to describe Mosca?
(a) A mosquito.
(b) A virus.
(c) An amoeba.
(d) A parasite.

2. Why is Celia so surprised to see Valpone?
(a) Because he is so healthy.
(b) Because he is so young.
(c) Because he is so handsome.
(d) Because he is so wealthy.

3. What violence does Mosca ask Corvino to carry out against Valpone?
(a) Poisoning him.
(b) Stabbing him.
(c) Shooting him.
(d) Smothering him.

4. Why is Corvino worried that his reputation might be tarnished in court?
(a) Because of his financial standing.
(b) Because of his treatment of his wife.
(c) Because of the treatment of his servants.
(d) Because of his plots against Valpone.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Valpone does not want to continue with his fake illness?

2. How many lines is the Prologue of the play?

3. Which of the following characters decides to don a disguise in the attempts of seeing Celia?

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes Valpone as he is waiting for Mosca to return from his meeting with Corbaccio?

5. After Corvino leaves, what does Valpone urge his entertainers to prepare for?

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