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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the king tell Castile to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Pray to God to bring Andrea back.
(b) Meet Balthazar privately.
(c) Pay a higher ransom to obtain Balthazar.
(d) Convince Bel-Imperia to open her heart to Balthazar.

2. As Bel-Imperia and Horatio return to the banquet after their private conversation, where does Lorenzo say Horatio's soul is headed soon?
(a) "Eternal night."
(b) "Sadness."
(c) "True love."
(d) "Trap of marriage."

3. In the Spanish court, who pleads with Horatio to tell her more about the circumstances of Andrea's death, referring poetically to how much she loved him?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Lorenza.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Bel-Imperia.

4. Who is the god of the dead?
(a) Proserpine.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Mars.

5. When Bel-Imperia tells Pedringano to watch the gate as she and Horatio speak, what does Pedringano do?
(a) Follows the couple.
(b) Watches the gate.
(c) Fetches Lorenzo.
(d) Finds Castile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the audience know what Balthazar and Lorenzo are thinking as they secretly watch Bel-Imperia and Horatio?

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

3. Who is the king's nephew?

4. What does the Ghost complain to Revenge that he should be seeing instead of his friend being slain?

5. Who challenged Don Pedro during the battle between Portugal and Spain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hieronimo's confusion about Horatio's body after his initial recognition?

2. Who does Pedringano reveal to Lorenzo as an object of Bel-Imperia's love and how does he know that she loves him?

3. What does Hieronimo start doing in front of the king to cause the king to ask what is wrong with him?

4. What happens to reveal Pedringano's innocence after his execution?

5. What advice does Lorenzo give Balthazar when Bel-Imperia is released?

6. How does Horatio react when Bel-Imperia asks him to tell her about the circumstances of Andrea's death and what information does he share?

7. As Bel-Imperia and Horatio decide to marry and return to the banquet, what does Lorenzo say will happen to Horatio and what does he mean by this?

8. What does Castile say to Bel-Imperia when she looks sad regarding her impending marriage to Balthazar?

9. What does the Portuguese ambassador do as he is leaving the king and Castile?

10. What does Isabella imagine herself doing in Act 3, Scene 8, and what does she see herself as?

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