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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 two jewels has Corvino brought for Valpone?
2. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?
3. What is the first letter of Jonson's acrostic?
4. Who is responsible for identifying the two men when they arrive at Celia's home?
5. What nationality is Peregrine?
Short Essay Questions
1. What deductions about Sir Political Would-Be's character does Peregrine make during their conversation about travel?
2. How does Lady Would-Be treat Peregrine when she intercepts his conversation with Sir Politic?
3. How does Mosca react to the news that he has been named as Valpone's heir?
4. 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?
5. How does Celia react when she figures out her husband's plan to work his way into Valpone's will?
6. What does Mosca confess to Voltore when he is showing him out of Valpone's room?
7. How does Valpone feel about Lady Political Would-Be?
8. What do Sir Political Would be and Peregrine discuss when they meet outside Corvino's home?
9. Who is Voltoro?
10. What con is Valpone pulling over the Venetian businessmen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Historians have long struggled to classify "Valpone" as either a tragedy or a comedy. Briefly explain the characteristics of each genre and argue which category you believe "Valpone" belongs to, and why.
Essay Topic 3
Venice is the setting of the entire play, and a setting that holds a lot of symbolic value in the text. Briefly describe the setting of Venice and the lifestyle that Venice affords to the characters in the play. Explain whether or not you believe Venice to be an appropriate setting for Valpone's tale, and why.
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