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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ponza's mother-in-law?
(a) Signora Frola.
(b) Signora Sirelli.
(c) Signora Cini.
(d) Signora Agazzi.

2. What does Dina compare Ponza's eyes to in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A gentleman.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A wild beast.
(d) A farmer.

3. Who says, "The truth, my dear, is that, with a husband who always claims to know everything, I never manage to know anything?"
(a) Signora Sirelli.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Bologna.
(d) Signora Agazzi.

4. What does Laudisi ask that he go on doing when the townspeople have finished in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Worrying.
(c) Crying.
(d) Smiling.

5. Who is above Ponza at his office?
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Cini.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Sirelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Then--neither of them is mad? But, damn it, one of them must be!"?

2. Who did not receive Amalia and Dina when they paid a visit?

3. What does Dina say that Signora Frola has shown the women in Act 2, Scene 5?

4. Which character asks Signora Frola if she climbs all the stairs twice a day in Act 1 Scene 4?

5. Who does Ponza say is hurt by the playing of the tune in Act 2, Scene 7?

(see the answer key)

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