THE SPANISH TRAGEDY
→ His funeral rites have not been performed.
2. Which of the three judges of the underworld suggests that Andrea go see Pluto and Proserpine?
→ Minos
3. The king decides that Balthazar will stay at whose house?
→ Lorenzo's
4. Horatio's masque in Act I, Scene IV dramatizes the triumphs of which country over Portugal?
→ Spain
5. What did Bel-Imperia give to both her lovers (Horatio and Andrea)?
→ A scarf
6. Identify the rhetorical device used in this exchange between Bel-Imperia and Balthazar:
"Bel-Imperia: Your prison then belike is your conceit..."
→ Stichomythia
7. In the above passage, what does the word “conceit” most nearly mean?
→ Imagination
8. How does Pedringano know about Bel-Imperia's love for Horatio?
→ He is her confidante and servant, and she tells him.
9. Horatio is killed by which two characters?
→ Lorenzo and Balthazar
10. What does Pedringano think is in the box the page brings to his execution, and what is actually in it?
→ A royal pardon; but in reality, it contains nothing.
11. Who says: “Vindicta mihi! Ay, heaven will be revenged of every ill…”
→ Hieronimo
12. How many people come to visit Hieronimo in Act III, Scene XIII?
→ Two (The King and Castile)
13. Who says, "Nor aught avails it me to menace them..." and who are “them”?
→ Hieronimo; referring to Lorenzo and Balthazar.
14. What does Isabella do before killing herself?
→ She cuts down the arbor where Horatio was hanged.
15. What does Hieronimo use to kill himself?
→ A dagger he concealed onstage.
16. Who was Don Andrea?
→ A Spanish courtier and Bel-Imperia's former lover.
17. Who killed Don Andrea?
→ Balthazar
18. Who was supposed to perform Andrea’s funeral rites?
→ Horatio (attempted, but it remained incomplete).
19. Which of the judges of Hades sends Andrea to Pluto?
→ Minos
20. Who passes Andrea’s final judgment?
→ Proserpine
21. Through which gate do Andrea and Revenge leave the underworld?
→ The gates of horn
22. What does Revenge predict in the induction of the play?
→ That Andrea will be avenged and wrongdoers will suffer.
23. What does the King reward the Spanish General with?
→ His chain
24. What is the official status between Portugal and Spain, according to the Spanish General?
→ Peace, conditional
25. What is the reward that the King grants each soldier?
→ Two ducats
26. Who brings Balthazar before the King?
→ Lorenzo and Horatio
27. Who is Balthazar?
→ The Portuguese Viceroy’s son
28. Who gets custody of Balthazar?
→ Lorenzo
29. What official title does Hieronimo hold?
→ Marshal
30. Who receives the reward for capturing Balthazar?
→ Both Horatio and Lorenzo
31. What does the Viceroy lament when he first appears?
→ His son’s death
32. What does Villuppo claim Alexandro did?
→ Shot Balthazar in the back
33. On what basis does the Viceroy believe Villuppo’s accusation?
→ Based on a dream he had
34. What gesture does the Viceroy make when accusing Alexandro?
→ He removes his crown and puts it back on.
35. Why does Villuppo betray Alexandro?
→ To gain a reward
36. What does Horatio retrieve from Andrea’s corpse?
→ A scarf
37. To what does Horatio attribute Andrea’s death?
→ The intervention of the goddess Nemesis
38. What does Bel-Imperia drop that Horatio picks up?
→ A glove
39. Who orchestrates the first masque?
→ Hieronimo
40. What does the first masque represent?
→ Three knights conquering three kings
41. In Hieronimo’s play-within-the-play, who act in the love scene?
→ Balthazar and Bel-Imperia
42. What does Lorenzo order regarding Bel-Imperia?
→ That she be imprisoned or watched
43. Why doesn’t Hieronimo kill himself immediately after Horatio's death?
→ Because there would be no one left to avenge Horatio
44. Who is Serberine?
→ Lorenzo’s servant
45. What does Isabella do in the garden where Horatio was hanged?
→ Destroys the arbor, kills herself, and curses the place
46. When did Hieronimo write the play used for revenge?
→ When he was a student
47. What does the Ambassador NOT do in Act II, Scene III?
→ He does not promise to kill Horatio
48. After Bel-Imperia and Balthazar exchange words, what does Balthazar conclude?
→ That she doesn’t love him
49. At the end of Act III, Scene I, what happens to Villuppo and Alexandro?
→ Villuppo is sentenced to death; Alexandro is exonerated
50. What does Hieronimo's character say about Lorenzo’s character in the final play?
→ He is a rival in love and must be eliminated
51. Why does Hieronimo ask Isabella to conceal her grief?
→ So he can better investigate Horatio’s murder
52. Does Castile give a timeframe for Bel-Imperia’s marriage to Balthazar?
→ No, he says she will come around in time
53. What does the Ghost complain to Revenge about in the induction?
→ That he should be witnessing Balthazar's death instead of Horatio’s
54. What is Lorenzo’s reaction after Serberine is shot?
→ He has Pedringano executed
55. What does Pedringano do when asked to watch the gate?
→ He fetches Lorenzo
56. Why does Lorenzo decide to kill Serberine?
→ He believes Serberine revealed his guilt
57. Why does Villuppo lie about Balthazar's death?
→ To gain the Viceroy’s favor
58. What do Isabella and Horatio do after welcoming the third citizen?
→ Listen to his complaint; Hieronimo promises justice
59. What does Hieronimo give to Castile during preparations for the play?
→ A copy of the script
60. What reason does the King give for Bel-Imperia marrying Balthazar?
→ To serve both herself and her country
61. What does Horatio read in the letter left by Bel-Imperia?
→ That Lorenzo and Balthazar murdered him
62. Who says: “Accursed brother, unkind murderer…”
→ Bel-Imperia
63. Who says: “Come we for this from the depth of underground…”
→ Andrea
64. Who says: “Then by my judgment thus your strife shall end…”
→ The King of Portugal
65. Who says: “What outcries pluck me from my naked bed…”
→ Hieronimo
66. Who says: “I’ll trust myself; myself shall be my friend…”
→ Lorenzo
67. What is the function of the play-within-the-play in The Spanish Tragedy?
→ It serves as a vehicle for Hieronimo's revenge
68. Who loved Bel-Imperia first?
→ Don Andrea
69. Who was Balthazar?
→ The young prince of Portugal
70. Who was Pedringano?
→ The servant of Bel-Imperia
71. Who informs Lorenzo of Bel-Imperia’s love for Horatio?
→ Pedringano
72. Who says: “My heart, sweet friend, is like a ship at sea”?
→ Bel-Imperia
73. Who killed Horatio?
→ Lorenzo and Balthazar
74. Who says: “For in revenge my heart would find relief”?
→ Hieronimo
75. What is the title of the play-within-the-play in The Spanish Tragedy?
→ Soliman and Perseda
76. Who goes mad in the play?
→ Isabella
77. What genre is The Spanish Tragedy considered?
→ A Revenge Tragedy
78. Who is the Machiavellian character in the play?
→ Lorenzo
79. Who acted in the play-within-the-play alongside Hieronimo?
→ Balthazar, Lorenzo, and Bel-Imperia
80. What language did Bel-Imperia use in the play-within-the-play?
→ It is not clearly stated; presumed to be Spanish or Latin
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