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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who successfully wins the prize that Valpone is offering to the passersby?
(a) Peregrine.
(b) Sir Political Would-Be.
(c) Lady Politcal Would-Be.
(d) Celia.

2. What is Valpone pretending to do when Corbaccio enters the room?
(a) Cry.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Vomit.
(d) Pray.

3. What is the first letter of Jonson's acrostic?
(a) V.
(b) P.
(c) L.
(d) O.

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

5. What does Valpone say in response to the gift that Voltore has given him?
(a) He tells Voltore that he does not want the gift.
(b) He thanks him for the gift repeatedly.
(c) He puts the gift off to the side and forgets about it.
(d) He places the gift in the middle of the table so that he can look at it all day.

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

7. How does Peregrine describe the local men who deal with medicine?
(a) As quacks.
(b) As deceivers.
(c) As fools.
(d) As heroes.

8. What does Mosca tell Corvino is the one thing left that can help save Valpone's life?
(a) A male companion.
(b) A female companion.
(c) A specific herb.
(d) The blood of a healthy man.

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

10. What sense does Mosca tell Corvino that Valpone has lost?
(a) His sense of sight.
(b) His sense of hearing.
(c) His sense of speech.
(d) His sense of memory.

11. Which of the following best describes Valpone's behavior when Voltore is in the room?
(a) Brave.
(b) Confused.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Weak.

12. 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.

13. Who shows Voltore into Valpone's room?
(a) Nano.
(b) Androgyno.
(c) Mosca.
(d) Castrone.

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

15. What does Corbaccio gift to Valpone after hearing that Voltore was there earlier?
(a) A bag of coins.
(b) His silver shoestrings.
(c) The feather from his hat.
(d) His watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what part of her body is Celia dragged by Corvino after the visit from the Medicine Man?

2. Which part of Corbaccio is failing?

3. What is Valpone lying about to the Venetian businessmen who have befriended him?

4. What does Valpone do for a living?

5. Which is the second university that Jonson dedicates his play to?

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