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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Volotre arrives, what does Valpone rush to change into?
(a) His sick clothes.
(b) His old school uniform.
(c) His riding clothes.
(d) His pajamas.

2. Who interrupts Nano's tale of Valpone's soul with a knock at the door?
(a) Castrone.
(b) Voltore.
(c) Androgyno.
(d) Mosca.

3. What does Valpone tell Mosca is the best way to spend riches?
(a) To save money so that it can be passed on to the next generation.
(b) To think about each purchase and what impact it will make on the riches.
(c) To spend riches as soon as they are earned.
(d) To save the riches for as long as possible before spending it.

4. What does Mosca beg Voltore to do when Valpone dies?
(a) Split the profits of Valpone's will with Mosca.
(b) Purchase Valpone's house from his estate.
(c) Hire Mosca as his servant.
(d) Tell the world the truth about Valpone.

5. What article does Valpone urge passersby to throw to him in the hopes of winning a prize?
(a) Their hats.
(b) Their scarves.
(c) Their gloves.
(d) Their hankerchiefs.

6. What is Valpone pretending to be doing when Corvino enters the room?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Dying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Sleeping.

7. How does Valpone respond to Nano's tracing of his soul?
(a) He begins to shout.
(b) He begins to swear.
(c) He begins to sing.
(d) He begins to shake.

8. Why does Valpone allegedly admire lawyers?
(a) For their cunning.
(b) For their impeccable taste in suits.
(c) For their compassion.
(d) For their salaries.

9. How many legacy hunters does Mosca say have been instrumental in helping to cure Valpone's ailments?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

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

12. How many children does Valpone have?
(a) He has no children.
(b) He has five children.
(c) He has one child.
(d) He is unsure how many children he has fathered.

13. What do Corvino and Mosca discuss, thinking that Valpone cannot hear them?
(a) How disgusting Valpone's body is.
(b) How much Valpone lies to the world.
(c) How Valpone has no respect for women.
(d) How abusive Valpone is to his hired help.

14. Which is the second university that Jonson dedicates his play to?
(a) Cambridge University.
(b) Brown University.
(c) New York University.
(d) East Anglia University.

15. How does Corvino think Celia has betrayed him?
(a) Through plotting to run away with the Medicine Man.
(b) Through her conversation with the Medicine Man.
(c) Through kissing the Medicine Man.
(d) Through her stroking of the Medicine Man's face.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Valpone feel about doctors?

2. Which of the following best describes the character Androgyno?

3. What do the Venetian businessmen gift to Valpone in the hopes of working their way into his will?

4. What nationality is Peregrine?

5. What role are the two men playing for Valpone when they arrive at Celia's home?

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