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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Isabella not take the advice in Act 3, Scene 8?
(a) Because her husband has advised against it.
(b) Because she is allergic to the remedies.
(c) She does take the advice.
(d) Because she says there's no medicine for her heart.

2. When Pedringano appears on stage for the first time, of what does Lorenzo remind him?
(a) That he saved Pedringano's love.
(b) That he saved Pedringano from punishment.
(c) That he rescued Pedringano from drowning.
(d) That Pedringano still owes him money.

3. What does Bel-Imperia drop after her visit with Balthazar in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) A glove.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A teacup.
(d) A knife.

4. Why does Hieronimo, in madness, start digging in the ground?
(a) So that he can crawl into the Underworld.
(b) So Horatio can emerge from his grave and show the king his wounds.
(c) To create a grave for Lorenzo before he kills him.
(d) To find the glove that Bel-Imperia gave Horatio.

5. Castile tells Bel-Imperia that her _________ in loving Andrea has been forgiven.
(a) Naivety.
(b) Mistake.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Disloyalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is primarily demonstrated by the presence of the third citizen in this scene?

2. How can the language of the viceroy's soliloquy (really an aside) in Act 1, Scene 3 be described?

3. How does Revenge respond to the Ghost's complaints that he doesn't want to watch his friend being slain?

4. Who is the king's nephew?

5. Why is Proserpine allowed to return to earth for six months of the year?

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