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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 is an acrostic?
2. How does Valpone respond to Nano's tracing of his soul?
3. How long does Jonson say it took him to write the entire play?
4. In what country have Sir Political Would-Be and Peregrine met?
5. Which of the following best describes the character Androgyno?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Valpone react to Mosca's torment of Voltore?
2. 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?
3. What happens when Bonario snubs Mosca on the streets?
4. Who is Voltoro?
5. What happens when Voltore overhears Corbaccio and Mosca discussing Valpone's will?
6. How does Sir Politic react to the gossip that Peregrine is spreading about him?
7. What do Mosca and Corvino discuss when they think Valpone cannot hear them?
8. How does Peregrine exact his revenge against Sir Politic?
9. What plot does Mosca attempt to trick Corvino into joining with him, and what is Corvino's reaction?
10. What do Sir Political Would be and Peregrine discuss when they meet outside Corvino's home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
There are many items in the play that are worshiped by the characters and revered almost as if they are religious artifacts. Choose two items in the play that are not religious and explain how these items are revered by characters in the play. How does Jonson create a sense of religion around items that are not religious?
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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