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

2. How long has Valpone been pretending to be sick when Voltoro arrives?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three days.

3. Which of the following best describes the character Nano?
(a) He is a giant.
(b) He is a dwarf.
(c) He is a eunuch.
(d) He is a hermaphrodite.

4. Which of the following characters decides to don a disguise in the attempts of seeing Celia?
(a) Valpone.
(b) Mosca.
(c) Nano.
(d) Androgyno.

5. What does Mosca say is helping to cure Valpone's ailments?
(a) A pill.
(b) A cream.
(c) A powder.
(d) A salve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno come to visit with Valpone?

2. How does Corvino respond to the disguised men hanging around his home?

3. Which of the following best describes Valpone's behavior when Voltore is in the room?

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sir Political Would-Be?

5. How long has Peregrine been traveling away from England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of this play?

2. Why does Jonson lay out the entire plot of his play for the audience?

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

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

5. What happens when Bonario overhears Valpone threatening to rape Celia?

6. How does the audience know that Corbaccio's hearing is failing?

7. How are Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno defined in the text?

8. What con is Valpone pulling over the Venetian businessmen?

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

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

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