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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Valpone willing to sacrifice in order to make Celia his?
(a) His health.
(b) His youth.
(c) His disguise.
(d) His wealth.

2. What are Sir Political Would-Be and Peregrine discussing as they sit outside Corvino's home?
(a) Romance.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Travel.
(d) Politics.

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

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the character Corbaccio?
(a) Foreign.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Young.
(d) Old.

5. How does Valpone react to Corbaccio's second gift?
(a) He refuses the gift.
(b) He tells Corbaccio that it is all too much.
(c) He adds the gift to his accumulating pile without acknowledging it.
(d) He is pleased with the gift.

6. Why have Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno come to visit with Valpone?
(a) To fight him.
(b) To beg from him.
(c) To woo him.
(d) To entertain him.

7. What is the powder that Valpone offers as a prize meant to restore?
(a) Love.
(b) Youth.
(c) Riches.
(d) Lost souls.

8. What does Voltore gift to Valpone when he comes for a visit?
(a) A brass candelabra.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A gold plate.
(d) A silver cup.

9. What topic does Corbaccio vocally argue with Valpone about?
(a) Science.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) They do not argue about anything.

10. How does Mosca claim Valpone feels about his bastard children?
(a) He does not care about them at all.
(b) He has made small provisions for them.
(c) He hopes they will be treated as royalty by his heir.
(d) He does not even know that they exist.

11. What confession does Valpone make to Voltore during their visit?
(a) That he is a con man by trade.
(b) That he believes he will make a full recovery.
(c) That he is lying about being sick.
(d) That he thinks he will die soon.

12. Who does Valpone enlist to be his number one man in making Celia his?
(a) Mosca.
(b) Castrone.
(c) Androgyno.
(d) Nano.

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

14. What two jewels has Corvino brought for Valpone?
(a) A sapphire and a garnet.
(b) An opal and an amethyst.
(c) A pearl and a diamond.
(d) An emerald and a ruby.

15. Where is Valpone when he is first introduced to the audience?
(a) In his home.
(b) At the store.
(c) At the bank.
(d) In the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary technique does Jonson use to write the opening of the play?

2. What is an acrostic?

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

4. What does Voltore do for a living?

5. In what country does Valpone live?

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