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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. In which room of his house does Valpone entertain Volotre?
(a) The sitting room.
(b) The library.
(c) The sick room.
(d) The bedroom.

2. Which of the following terms do Mosca and Valpone use to describe their visitors?
(a) Fools.
(b) Gentlemen.
(c) Freaks.
(d) Animals.

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

4. How does Corvino respond to Mosca's proposal of violence?
(a) He agrees.
(b) He refuses.
(c) He tells Mosca that he will consider it.
(d) He ignores Mosca completely

5. In what country does Valpone live?
(a) Spain.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary technique does Jonson use to write the opening of the play?

2. How does Peregrine describe the local men who deal with medicine?

3. What does Corbaccio bring as a gift for Valpone?

4. What two jewels has Corvino brought for Valpone?

5. How long does Jonson say it took him to write the entire play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Voltore overhears Corbaccio and Mosca discussing Valpone's will?

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

5. What does Mosca confess to Voltore when he is showing him out of Valpone's room?

6. How does Valpone react to the final verdict in the court room?

7. How does Lady Would-Be treat Peregrine when she intercepts his conversation with Sir Politic?

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

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

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

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