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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following men does NOT join the procession to the courts to press charges against Bonario?
(a) Corbaccio.
(b) Mosca.
(c) Voltore.
(d) Valpone.

2. How does Mosca convince Corbaccio's son that he is sensitive?
(a) He begins to cough.
(b) He begins to blush.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He begins to tremble.

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

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

5. Which court official is sent out into the streets to search for Mosca?
(a) The lawyers.
(b) The judge.
(c) The balif.
(d) The notary.

6. How does Mosca feel in relation to all of Valpone's other servants?
(a) Mosca is Valpone's only servant.
(b) He feels equal to them.
(c) He feels worse than them.
(d) He feels better than them.

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

8. What relationship does Voltore claim Celia and Bonario have?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Co-conspirators.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Enemies.

9. According to the visitor, who announced that Sir Politic was planning on selling Venice in open court?
(a) Celia.
(b) Peregrine.
(c) Lady Politic.
(d) Voltore.

10. Which article does Mosca remove from Valpone's house that suggests to Valpone that Mosca was trying to overthrow him?
(a) The vault.
(b) The jewels.
(c) The keys.
(d) The curtains.

11. Who announces to the courts that everything regarding Celia and Bonario's sentencing has been a mistake?
(a) Voltore.
(b) Corvino.
(c) Mosca.
(d) Corbaccio.

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

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

14. What does Lady Would-Be mistake Peregrine for?
(a) A woman.
(b) A priest.
(c) A child.
(d) A beggar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Valpone does not want to continue with his fake illness?

2. Why doesn't Bonario enter the room as Mosca suggests?

3. According to the rumors, to which country was Sir Politic planning on selling Venice to?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the men that Valpone calls to entertain him while he awaits Mosca's return?

5. Who knocks at the door, interrupting Nano's poem?

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