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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 places the gift in the middle of the table so that he can look at it all day.
(c) He thanks him for the gift repeatedly.
(d) He puts the gift off to the side and forgets about it.

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

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

5. Who is responsible for identifying the two men when they arrive at Celia's home?
(a) Peregrine.
(b) Sir Political Would-Be.
(c) Celia.
(d) Lady Political Would-Be.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?

2. How does Peregrine react to his conversation with Sir Political Would-Be?

3. Why does Valpone allegedly admire lawyers?

4. What does Valpone do for a living?

5. How many children does Valpone have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mosca and Corvino discuss when they think Valpone cannot hear them?

2. How does Valpone respond to the news that Voltoro has come to pay him a visit?

3. Who is Valpone's heir?

4. When Mosca converses with Corvino, what does he tell him has begun to cure Valpone's ailments?

5. How does Mosca react to the news that Valpone has been found out as a liar?

6. What plot does Mosca attempt to trick Corvino into joining with him, and what is Corvino's reaction?

7. What confession does Valpone make to Voltore, and for what purpose?

8. Who is Celia and what is Valpone's reaction to her?

9. What happens when Bonario snubs Mosca on the streets?

10. How does Valpone elicit Celia to throw down her handkerchief?

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