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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Sir Politic hope to ban in Italy?
(a) Hunting boxes.
(b) Tinderboxes.
(c) Silverboxes.
(d) Jewelry boxes.
2. Which character is sent to be imprisoned and whipped?
(a) Corvino.
(b) Corbaccio.
(c) Valpone.
(d) Mosca.
3. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Valpone does not want to continue with his fake illness?
(a) He believes his symptoms are coming true.
(b) He wants to be active again.
(c) He feels that being sick is no longer believable.
(d) He is tired of pretending.
4. What is the poem about that Nano recites for Valpone?
(a) Valpone's skills.
(b) Nano's skills.
(c) Androgyno's skills.
(d) Mosca's skills.
5. Which court official is sent out into the streets to search for Mosca?
(a) The judge.
(b) The balif.
(c) The notary.
(d) The lawyers.
6. Who knocks at the door, interrupting Nano's poem?
(a) Celia.
(b) Lady Politcal Would-Be.
(c) Sir Political Would-Be.
(d) Mosca.
7. What is the name of Corbaccio's son?
(a) Bonnaru.
(b) Bonzamine.
(c) Banaducci.
(d) Bonario.
8. What does Lady Would-Be mistake Peregrine for?
(a) A woman.
(b) A child.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A priest.
9. Which of the following characters does NOT enter Valpone's home with the intent to fight against his named heir?
(a) Corvino.
(b) Peregrine.
(c) Lady Political Would-Be.
(d) Corbaccio.
10. After hearing the news of the rumors regarding him, in what animal carcass does Sir Politic hide?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A zebra.
(c) A bear.
(d) A sea turtle.
11. Which disease does Celia beg Valpone to give her in order for her to lose her beauty?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) Scarlet fever.
12. How do the legacy hunters react to the news that Mosca has been named as Valpone's heir?
(a) They are amused.
(b) They are understanding.
(c) They are outraged.
(d) They are disappointed.
13. Which of the following adjectives best describes Valpone as he is waiting for Mosca to return from his meeting with Corbaccio?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Excited.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Intimidated.
14. Which of the following organisms are used to describe Mosca?
(a) A virus.
(b) An amoeba.
(c) A parasite.
(d) A mosquito.
15. Who does Sir Politic entrust with his plans to take over Italy?
(a) Peregrine.
(b) Valpone.
(c) Bonario.
(d) Mosca.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who lectures Peregrine on how to be a Gentleman in Venice?
2. Which character pretends to be possessed by the devil in the courtroom?
3. How does Sir Politic hope to test for the plague in Italy?
4. Who does Valpone send into the town to announce his death?
5. Which of the following themes is Lady Would-Be obsessed with?
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