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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following quotes is from the poem Soranzo reads in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) "Love's measure is the mean, sweet his annoys."
(b) "O how my thoughts are-"
(c) "To work then, happy Muse, and contradict."
(d) "Venice, that queen of cities, he had left."

2. Why is the Friar so surprised that Giovanni has the feelings he does in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He prays so often.
(b) He was sure Giovanni was in love with Hippolita.
(c) He is a well to-do and educated man.
(d) His parents are very religious.

3. What is Donado's relation to Bergetto?
(a) Father.
(b) Brother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Family friend.

4. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Vasquez.
(b) Soranzo.
(c) Hippolita.
(d) Annabella.

5. Why is Hippolita upset in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Because of Annabella's beauty.
(b) Because of her dead husband.
(c) Over the way she is treated by Soranzo.
(d) Her father is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "To you I have unclasped my burdened soul, /Emptied the storehouse of my thoughts and heart, /Made myself poor of secrets"?

2. What does Florio suggest to ease the tension of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What sort of comment does Poggio make of his master, Bergetto, in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What is Florio's main concern regarding his daughter?

5. Who says "in thy wilful flames / Already see thy ruin"?

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