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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what country does Valpone live?
2. Which of the following best describes the character Androgyno?
3. How many children does Valpone have?
4. What literary technique does Jonson use to write the opening of the play?
5. What does Jonson say is the reason why he wants to write a play?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Corvino punish Celia for her conversations with the Medicine Man?
2. What type of dedication does Jonson use in the opening of his Prologue?
3. How is Valpone wounded after his visit with Celia?
4. What deductions about Sir Political Would-Be's character does Peregrine make during their conversation about travel?
5. How does Valpone react to Mosca's torment of Voltore?
6. How does Corbaccio's arrival at Valpone's home after Bonario has left open the door for a new plan to hatch in their scheme to disinherit Corbaccio's son?
7. What does Mosca confess to Voltore when he is showing him out of Valpone's room?
8. How does Nano attempt to entertain Valpone when he comes to visit?
9. What role does Valpone play in his own court case?
10. How does Valpone elicit Celia to throw down her handkerchief?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of the play, Valpone pleads with the audience to learn from the mistakes of the characters in the play. Explain what Valpone meant by this statement and give examples of two characters whose lessons could be learned. Finally, explain whether or not it was effective for Valpone to plead with the audience at the end of the play, and why.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the characters in this play are characterized by their greed, although it is not always a greed of money. Create a list of three things that characters in this play are greedy for, and then choose one character that you think best exemplifies this type of greed and explain why.
Essay Topic 3
Most of the characters in the novel have an animal that is associated with their names. Choose two characters in the play and explain the animal that is associated with their names. Then, explain whether or not you believe this animal to be an appropriate association with the character, and why.
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