View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the second university that Jonson dedicates his play to?

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

3. What term does Valpone use to describe his three unusual visitors?

4. What is the name of Valpone's character when he arrives at Celia's?

5. Why does Valpone allegedly admire lawyers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of dedication does Jonson use in the opening of his Prologue?

2. What deductions about Sir Political Would-Be's character does Peregrine make during their conversation about travel?

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

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

5. How does Nano attempt to entertain Valpone when he comes to visit?

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

7. What case does Voltore draw against Celia?

8. What do Sir Political Would be and Peregrine discuss when they meet outside Corvino's home?

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

10. What plan does Mosca hatch to get Corbaccio into Valpone's will?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in the novel spend much time trying to make another character look like a fool. This act is called "gulling". Choose two examples of gulling as they appear in the text, and explain what the outcomes of these intentions were. In the end, which characters are made to look like the biggest fools of all?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the play, the audience almost always knows more than the characters on stage. Give two examples of times when the audience knows more about the plot of the play than the characters involved, and then explain what kind of relationship is created with the audience when most of the characters in the play are ignorant to the events happening around them.

Essay Topic 3

When Valpone's plan is eventually revealed to the court, all of the characters involved receive individual and unique punishments. Create a list of the five characters that were involved in Valpone's plan and explain what the punishment for each of the characters was. Then, explain whether or not you believe that the punishments doled out fit the crimes, and why.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 819 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample