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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. What nationality is Peregrine?
2. What is Valpone selling when he arrives at Celia's home?
3. What animal is Mosca's name associated with?
4. What does Mosca beg Voltore to do when Valpone dies?
5. What two jewels has Corvino brought for Valpone?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Corvino punish Celia for her conversations with the Medicine Man?
2. What happens when Bonario snubs Mosca on the streets?
3. What happens when Voltore overhears Corbaccio and Mosca discussing Valpone's will?
4. How does Corvino respond to the Medicine Man's presence in his home?
5. 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?
6. What type of acrostic does Jonson employ in his Prologue?
7. In his soliloquy to the audience, what realizations about himself does Mosca make?
8. What deductions about Sir Political Would-Be's character does Peregrine make during their conversation about travel?
9. How does Valpone's behavior change once Voltore has left his sick room?
10. What type of boasting does Jonson express in his Prologue of the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many critics of Jonson's play argue that Jonson, as the narrator and creator of the play, is an arrogant and boastful author. Describe two moments in which Jonson appears arrogant, and argue whether or not you agree with the critics based on the two examples provided. What motivations might Jonson have for creating an arrogant persona as the narrator of this play?
Essay Topic 2
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 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.
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