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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbaccio call his son in open court?
(a) A knave.
(b) A monster.
(c) A disappointment.
(d) A hero.

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Valpone as he is waiting for Mosca to return from his meeting with Corbaccio?
(a) Intimidated.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Excited.

3. What does Sir Politic hope to ban in Italy?
(a) Silverboxes.
(b) Tinderboxes.
(c) Jewelry boxes.
(d) Hunting boxes.

4. Who is representing Valpone in the court case?
(a) Mosca.
(b) Corbaccio.
(c) Valpone, himself.
(d) Voltore.

5. How does Mosca feel about Voltore's defense of Valpone in the court room?
(a) He thinks he did a mediocre job.
(b) He thinks he did a poor job.
(c) He thinks he did a marvelous job.
(d) He thinks he did an adequate job.

6. What is the name of Corbaccio's son?
(a) Banaducci.
(b) Bonario.
(c) Bonnaru.
(d) Bonzamine.

7. Which of the following themes is Lady Would-Be obsessed with?
(a) Money.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Lust.

8. When Mosca is addressing the audience after meeting with Corvino, how many times is he interrupted by other characters?
(a) Twice.
(b) Never.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

9. Who finds the hiding place for Bonario to overhear the conversations of the night?
(a) Mosca.
(b) Nano.
(c) Valpone.
(d) Carbaccio.

10. 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.

11. Which of the following characters does NOT enter Valpone's home with the intent to fight against his named heir?
(a) Corvino.
(b) Peregrine.
(c) Corbaccio.
(d) Lady Political Would-Be.

12. Who threatens to rape Celia if she does not comply with his wishes?
(a) Corvino.
(b) Mosca.
(c) Valpone.
(d) Bonario.

13. According to the rumors, to which country was Sir Politic planning on selling Venice to?
(a) France.
(b) Macedonia.
(c) Spain.
(d) Turkey.

14. While hiding in the animal carcass, what does Sir Politic order his maids to do?
(a) Burn his papers.
(b) Locate his wife.
(c) Sell his house.
(d) Make him a sandwich.

15. Who knocks at the door, interrupting Nano's poem?
(a) Celia.
(b) Sir Political Would-Be.
(c) Lady Politcal Would-Be.
(d) Mosca.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lady Politic finds her husband hiding, where does she announce she is going?

2. How do the court officials react to the news of Valpone's death?

3. What does Lady Would-Be mistake Peregrine for?

4. How does Mosca feel in relation to all of Valpone's other servants?

5. Who announces to the courts that everything regarding Celia and Bonario's sentencing has been a mistake?

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