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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scenes 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality is Peregrine?
(a) English.
(b) Irish.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Italian.

2. Which disease does Celia beg Valpone to give her in order for her to lose her beauty?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Bubonic plague.
(d) Leprosy.

3. How does Mosca claim Valpone feels about his bastard children?
(a) He does not care about them at all.
(b) He hopes they will be treated as royalty by his heir.
(c) He has made small provisions for them.
(d) He does not even know that they exist.

4. Which of the following best describes Valpone's behavior when Voltore is in the room?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Confused.
(c) Brave.
(d) Weak.

5. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Venus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Pythagoras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who overhears Celia's pleadings with her husband, but does nothing to intervene?

2. What is the name of the Senate, or Court Hose?

3. What does Valpone tell Mosca is the best way to spend riches?

4. Who does Mosca suggest Corbaccio disinherit?

5. Who does Sir Politic entrust with his plans to take over Italy?

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