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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Valpone use to describe his three unusual visitors?
(a) Fools.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Vermin.
(d) Jesters.

2. Who does Mosca suggest Corbaccio disinherit?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His son.
(c) His business partner.
(d) His wife.

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. What literary technique does Jonson use to write the opening of the play?
(a) An obituary.
(b) A poem.
(c) An epitaph.
(d) A song.

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

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

10. What are Valpone's two men dressed as when they arrive at Celia's home?
(a) Fountainbanks.
(b) Bountybanks.
(c) Count-banks.
(d) Mountebanks.

11. When is the only time Celia is allowed to leave the house?
(a) To go to church.
(b) To go to the grocer.
(c) To go to the hairdresser.
(d) To go to the lake.

12. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Venus.
(d) Apollo.

13. How does Corvino plan to block Celia's window?
(a) With bricks.
(b) With a curtain.
(c) With bars.
(d) With stone.

14. Which part of Corbaccio is failing?
(a) His voice.
(b) His memory.
(c) His sight.
(d) His hearing.

15. How does Valpone react to the "private" conversation Mosca has with Voltore when escorting him away from the house?
(a) Valpone is offended by the conversation.
(b) Valpone is angered by the conversation.
(c) Valpone is confused by the conversation.
(d) Valpone is pleased with the conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which room of his house does Valpone entertain Volotre?

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

3. In what country does Valpone live?

4. Which of the following is NOT a character that Mosca claims is one of Valpone's children?

5. Who prompted Sir Polical Would-Be to visit Venice?

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