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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Villuppo give for lying about Balthazar's death?
(a) He says Balthazar desired to escape.
(b) He says he wanted to gain the viceroy's favor.
(c) He says he wanted to kill Balthazar.
(d) He says he hates Alexandro.

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 Alexandro is guilty.
(c) That he lied.
(d) That he killed Balthazar.

3. What decision do Bel-Imperia and Horatio make as Balthazar and Lorenzo look on?
(a) They decide to run away.
(b) They decide to marry.
(c) They decide to split up.
(d) They decide to kill Balthazar.

4. How does the viceroy respond to Alexandro's claims about Balthazar?
(a) He is furious.
(b) He wants to take a search party to find him immediately.
(c) He is ecstatic.
(d) He does not believe him.

5. What does the viceroy complain about as he enters the stage in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) His misery at the loss of the war.
(b) His misery at Balthazar's death.
(c) His glee at the victory of the war.
(d) His misery at Horatio's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 5, how does Revenge respond to the Ghost's question about why he's being made to sit through a celebration of the man who killed him?

2. What is the relationship between Balthazar and Andrea?

3. What does Bel-Imperia drop after her visit with Balthazar in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. About whom does a courtier make a comment to the viceroy, saying that he is surprised could be filled with so much hate in regard to Balthazar's death?

5. Of what does Lorenzo try to assure Balthazar at the start of Act 2?

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