The Spanish Tragedy Quizzes

The Spanish Tragedy Quiz 1

By Taro Kuriyama · Edited by Jordan Berkow · Last reviewed August 27, 2007

1 Who was Don Andrea?

A Spanish general

A Portuguese nobleman

A Spanish courtier

A Portuguese courtier
2 Who killed Don Andrea?

The Portuguese Viceroy

Alexandro

Balthazar

Horatio
3 Who performed Andrea's last rites?

Bellimperia

Horatio

Balthazar

Lorenzo
4 Which of the judges of Hades sends Andrea to see Pluto?

Proserpine

Aecus

Rhadamanth

Minos
5 Who passes Andrea's final judgment?

Revenge

Minos

Pluto

Proserpine
6 Through which gate do Andrea and Revenge pass to leave the underworld?

The gates of gold

The gates of ivory

The gates of iron

The gates of horn
7 What does Revenge predict in the induction to the play?

Hieronimo will kill Balthazar

The Duke of Castile will die

Bellimperia will kill Balthazar

Horatio will be killed by Lorenzo
8 What does the King reward the Spanish General with?

His chain

His sword

Nothing

Ten ducats
9 What is the official status between Portugal and Spain, according to the Spanish General?

No official status

Peace conditional

Continued belligerence

Peace
10 What is the reward that the King grants each soldier?

Two ducats

A chain

A gram of gold

Ten ducats
11 Who brings Balthazar to see the King?

Horatio alone

Lorenzo alone

Lorenzo and Balthazar

The Spanish General
12 Who is Balthazar?

A former Spanish courtier

Lorenzo's brother

A Portuguese nobleman

The Portuguese Viceroy's son
13 Who gets custody of Balthazar?

Hieronimo

The Duke of Castile

Horatio

Lorenzo
14 What official title does Hieronimo hold?

General

None

Marshall

Captain
15 Who receives the reward for capturing Balthazar?

Lorenzo only

Horatio only

The reward is buried with Andrea's body

Both Horatio and Lorenzo
16 What does the Viceroy lament above all when he first appears on stage?

Portugal's defeat

The death of his general

The loss of Portugal's fortunes

His son's death
17 What does Villuppo claim that Alexandro did?

He shot Andrea in battle

He attempted to flee the battlefield

He shot Balthazar in the back

He stabbed Baltazar in the back
18 On what basis does Viceroy confirm Villuppo's accusation against Alexandro?

Based on a soldier's claim

Based on his imagination

Based on what he saw in battle

Based on his dream
19 What gesture does the Viceroy make when he accuses Alexandro of treachery?

He throws his chain at Alexandro

He takes off his crown and puts it back on

He thrusts his sword in the air

He slams his scepter on the ground
20 For what does Villuppo betray Alexandro?

For a reward

For fame

For the sake of pure villainy

For revenge
21 What does Horatio retrieve from Andrea's corpse?

A chain

A portrait

A scarf

A sword
22 To what does Horatio attribute Andrea's fall in battle?

Andrea's weakness

The goddess Nemesis's intervention

Pure circumstance

Balthazar's strength
23 What does Bellimperia drop that Horatio picks up?

A scarf

A diamond

A ring

A glove
24 Who orchestrates the first masque?

A clown

The Duke

Hieronimo

Lorenzo
25 What does the first masque represent?

Three kings exchanging their coat of arms

Three knights conquering three kings

Three knights fighting each other

Three knights submitting to three kings

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