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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a way that the Scene 1 in the play acts?
(a) As exposition.
(b) As foreshadowing.
(c) As a frame.
(d) As a prologue.

2. What does Villuppo reveal to the audience in an aside at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) That Alexandro is not imprisoned.
(b) That he killed Balthazar.
(c) That he lied.
(d) That Alexandro is guilty.

3. What is the relationship between Balthazar and Andrea?
(a) Balthazar is Andrea's love.
(b) Balthazar killed Andrea.
(c) Balthazar is Andrea's cousin.
(d) Balthazar grew up with Andrea.

4. Who are the two warriors/courtiers with whom the viceroy speaks in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Lorenzo and Horatio.
(b) Balthazar and Alexandro.
(c) Don Pedro and Hieronimo.
(d) Alexandro and Villupo.

5. How does the king interpret the the use of warriors in the play presented at his banquet?
(a) He has no interpretation.
(b) As representative of his own status as a warrior.
(c) As an insult to his abilities.
(d) As a threat to his safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Villuppo tells the viceroy what happened to Balthazar, what does the viceroy say?

2. What does the viceroy confirm with the two warriors/courtiers in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What does the general report about the progress of Spain's war with Portugal in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Why is Andrea told he is brought back from the underworld?

5. What story does Villuppo tell the viceroy about what happened to Balthazar?

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