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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 Valpone respond to Nano's tracing of his soul?
(a) He begins to shout.
(b) He begins to shake.
(c) He begins to swear.
(d) He begins to sing.

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

3. 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 puts the gift off to the side and forgets about it.
(d) He thanks him for the gift repeatedly.

4. 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.

5. Who does Mosca tell Voltore he is sure will be named Valpone's heir?
(a) Nano.
(b) Mosca.
(c) Castrone.
(d) Voltore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters decides to don a disguise in the attempts of seeing Celia?

2. What does Voltore do for a living?

3. What are Valpone's two men dressed as when they arrive at Celia's home?

4. What does Jonson hope is the main thing audiences take away from his play?

5. Who does Mosca suggest Corbaccio disinherit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Valpone's behavior change once Voltore has left his sick room?

2. How does Mosca get Lady Political Would-Be to leave Valpone's home so they can discuss finances?

3. How does Corvino react to Valpone's physical state when he enters the room during their first visit?

4. How does Corbaccio enter the scene when he comes to visit with Valpone?

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

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

7. What gifts does Corbaccio bring to Valpone when he visits?

8. How does Valpone act once Voltore is in the room for his visit?

9. How does Corvino punish Celia for her conversations with the Medicine Man?

10. What case does Voltore draw against Celia?

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