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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 Corbaccio bring as a gift for Valpone?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A gold plate.
(c) A vial of medicine.
(d) A new puppy.

2. What sense does Mosca tell Corvino that Valpone has lost?
(a) His sense of speech.
(b) His sense of hearing.
(c) His sense of sight.
(d) His sense of memory.

3. What is the first letter of Jonson's acrostic?
(a) L.
(b) O.
(c) V.
(d) P.

4. What is Valpone pretending to be doing when Corvino enters the room?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Praying.
(c) Dying.
(d) Vomiting.

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sir Political Would-Be?
(a) Insecure.
(b) Gullible.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Sneaky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mosca claim Valpone feels about his bastard children?

2. What does Voltore gift to Valpone when he comes for a visit?

3. Who does Mosca suggest Corbaccio disinherit?

4. What is the name of Valpone's character when he arrives at Celia's?

5. Why does Valpone allegedly admire lawyers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sir Political Would-Be?

2. What do Sir Political Would be and Peregrine discuss when they meet outside Corvino's home?

3. How does Valpone feel about Lady Political Would-Be?

4. How does Valpone react to Mosca's torment of Voltore?

5. How does Lady Would-Be treat Peregrine when she intercepts his conversation with Sir Politic?

6. What con is Valpone pulling over the Venetian businessmen?

7. How does Valpone's behavior change once Voltore has left his sick room?

8. What type of acrostic does Jonson employ in his Prologue?

9. Why does Jonson lay out the entire plot of his play for the audience?

10. How does Valpone feel about his accrued wealth?

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