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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scenes 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following describes the viceroy's complaints at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) They are full of alliteration.
(b) They are written in rhyme.
(c) They are written in blank verse.
(d) They are extravagant.

3. After seeing Hieronimo digging in the ground, what does the King tell Lorenzo to do?
(a) Disappear from the kingdom.
(b) Give Hieronimo the ransom.
(c) Kill Hieronimo.
(d) Kill himself.

4. What story does Villuppo tell the viceroy about what happened to Balthazar?
(a) Villippo says he killed Balthazar with his own hands.
(b) Villuppo says Balthazar is indeed alive and is being held prisoner.
(c) Villuppo says Balthazar is indeed alive and will return.
(d) Villuppo says Balthazar was shot in the back by Alexandro.

5. What is the punishment that is meted out to Alexandro?
(a) He is to be shot.
(b) He is to be hanged.
(c) He is to be burned.
(d) He is to be beheaded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the king ask Castile in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. At the end of Act 3, Scene 1, what are the fates of Villuppo and Alexandro?

3. Why does the viceroy order that Alexandro be brought to him in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. After Hieronimo discovers that Balthazar and Lorenzo were definitely behind Horatio's murder, what does he decide to do?

5. What advice is given to Isabella in Act 3, Scene 8?

(see the answer key)

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