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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 is the name of Valpone's character when he arrives at Celia's?
(a) The Priest of Venice.
(b) The Jester of Basillica.
(c) The Prince of Milan.
(d) The Scoto of Manuta.

2. How does Corvino think Celia has betrayed him?
(a) Through kissing the Medicine Man.
(b) Through her stroking of the Medicine Man's face.
(c) Through her conversation with the Medicine Man.
(d) Through plotting to run away with the Medicine Man.

3. How does Peregrine describe the local men who deal with medicine?
(a) As quacks.
(b) As fools.
(c) As heroes.
(d) As deceivers.

4. How does Valpone respond to Nano's tracing of his soul?
(a) He begins to swear.
(b) He begins to sing.
(c) He begins to shout.
(d) He begins to shake.

5. What term does Valpone use to describe his three unusual visitors?
(a) Vermin.
(b) Jesters.
(c) Fools.
(d) Beggars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of story does Nano tell Valpone when he first arrives at his home?

2. Who does Nano trace Valpone's soul back to?

3. Where is Valpone when he is first introduced to the audience?

4. How is Celia treated by her husband?

5. Which of the following best describes the character Androgyno?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Corvino punish Celia for her conversations with the Medicine Man?

2. When Mosca converses with Corvino, what does he tell him has begun to cure Valpone's ailments?

3. How does Valpone feel about his accrued wealth?

4. How does Nano attempt to entertain Valpone when he comes to visit?

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

6. What confession does Valpone make to Voltore, and for what purpose?

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

8. How does Corbaccio's arrival at Valpone's home after Bonario has left open the door for a new plan to hatch in their scheme to disinherit Corbaccio's son?

9. How are Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno defined in the text?

10. How does Valpone act once Voltore is in the room for his visit?

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