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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ponza accuse Signora Frola of doing to the others when saying his wife's name?
(a) Crying.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Gesturing.
(d) Winking.

2. Who does Agazzi suggest do the talking to the Prefect in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Amalia.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Himself.

3. What does Ponza accuse Signora Frola of doing to him in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Stealing from him.
(b) Denying him.
(c) Ruining him.
(d) Chastising him.

4. What does Ponza say about his second wife in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) She can't dance.
(b) She can't sing.
(c) She can't play piano.
(d) She can't play the harp.

5. Who does Agazzi bring into the parlor in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Laudisi.
(b) Dina.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Amalia.

6. Who laughs at the end of Act 2?
(a) Signora Frola.
(b) Laudisi.
(c) Dina.
(d) Ponza.

7. What two things does Laudisi say that they (the townspeople) are faced with in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Fantasy and reality.
(b) Lies and madness.
(c) Truth and lies.
(d) Honesty and betrayal.

8. From what opera is the music playing in the music room?
(a) Pugnatiora Tora.
(b) Lofnini Organzia Overta.
(c) Nonini Water Scenes.
(d) Nina Mad Through Love.

9. What is the name of the Police Commissioner?
(a) Dontelli.
(b) Pafundi.
(c) Di Carlo.
(d) Centuri.

10. Why do the townspeople suggest Laudisi is telling them contradictory stories?
(a) To lie.
(b) To make fun of them.
(c) To tell the truth.
(d) To present all possibilities.

11. What does Laudisi say regarding the documents in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) They are strange.
(b) They are solid.
(c) They are useless.
(d) They are proof.

12. Who says they didn't sleep a wink last night for curiosity in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Signora Frola.
(b) Signora Sirelli.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Signora Agazzi.

13. Who used to play the tune that's being played in the music room?
(a) Dina.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Signora Frola's sister.
(d) Signora Frola's daughter.

14. Who goes to intercept the Prefect in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Centuri.
(b) Agazzi.
(c) Signora Frola.
(d) Laudisi.

15. What is Sirelli's role in the setup in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) To pay a routine visit.
(b) To come fetch his daughter.
(c) To come get his wife.
(d) To pick up some papers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Agazzi suggest that the Prefect is going to meet in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. What does Signora Sirelli say she won't do with Laudisi in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Which character is introduced in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

5. Who says to Laudisi, "Run along with you. You just want everyone to be as mad as you?"

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