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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something that Sir Political Would-Be attempts to educate Peregrine on during their discussion?
(a) How to save money during travel.
(b) How to be an expert traveler.
(c) How to make friends with foreigners.
(d) How to survive in a strange city.

2. How many lines is the Prologue of the play?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

3. Who does Mosca tell that Valpone has named his heir?
(a) Mosca.
(b) Corbaccio.
(c) Corvino.
(d) Voltore.

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

5. How is Celia treated by her husband?
(a) Like a prisoner.
(b) Like a child.
(c) Like an animal.
(d) Like a queen.

6. Which of the following adjectives best describes Jonson's narrative voice?
(a) Obnoxious.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Boastful.
(d) Modest.

7. What nationality is Peregrine?
(a) Scottish.
(b) Irish.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

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

9. What do the Venetian businessmen gift to Valpone in the hopes of working their way into his will?
(a) Houses.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Horses.
(d) Expensive gifts.

10. What does Mosca say is helping to cure Valpone's ailments?
(a) A powder.
(b) A pill.
(c) A salve.
(d) A cream.

11. How does Sir Political Would-Be describe the two men who arrive at Celia's house?
(a) Wise men.
(b) Jesters.
(c) Fools.
(d) Clowns.

12. What does Jonson hope is the main thing audiences take away from his play?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Meaning.
(d) Art.

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

14. How long does Valpone tell Lady Would-Be to wait before returning to him?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Seven hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Nine hours.

15. To which of the following universities does Jonson first dedicate his play?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Oxford University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is married to Celia?

2. During what era is Valpone's story set?

3. Which of the following best describes the character Nano?

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

5. What does Voltore do for a living?

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