Volpone Quizzes

Volpone Quiz 1

By Andrew Sellergren · Edited by W.C. Miller · Last reviewed November 02, 2006

1 How does Jonson refer to Cambridge and Oxford in the Epistle?

"most Equal Brothers"

"most Equal Sisters"

"Venerable Universities"

"Friends"
2 What, according to Jonson, must you be in order to be a good poet?

a good man

a scholar

a good friend

an honest man
3 What ancient poet does Jonson quote in the Epistle?

Homer

Aristotle

Horace

Erasmus
4 What, according to Jonson, is "the principal end of poesie

"to inform men in the best reason of living"

"to promote the greater good"

"to display the best in human nature"

"to instruct and to entertain"
5 What does Volpone's name mean in Italian?

fox

raven

turtle

dove
6 What does Mosca's name mean in Italian?

ant

tick

beetle

fly
7 What does Voltore's name mean in Italian?

eagle

camel

osprey

vulture
8 What does Corbaccio's name mean in Italian?

seagull

albatross

dove

raven
9 What does Corvino's name mean in Italian?

crow

raven

maggot

eagle
10 What do the names of Voltore, Corbaccio, and Corvino all have in common?

they refer to actors

they refer to animals

they refer to Shakespearean characters

they refer to birds of prey
11 How is Mosca referred to throughout the play?

Animal

Insect

Parasite

Pest
12 What does the acrostic poem in the Argument spell out?

Jonson

Volpone

Elizabeth

Mosca
13 What poet does Jonson poke fun at in the Prologue?

Erasmus

Aristotle

Horace

Shakespeare
14 How much time did Jonson supposedly spend writing Volpone?

4 weeks

3 months

2 years

5 weeks
15 Whose "laws" does Jonson claim to observe in the Prologue?

Erasmus

Homer

Aristotle

Shakespeare
16 What is the time frame of Volpone?

1 day

3 months

2 days

5 weeks
17 What is the setting of Volpone?

Venice

Paris

Rome

Barcelona
18 What is the first thing that Volpone does when he wakes up in the morning?

he dances

he greets his gold

he greets Mosca

he brushes his teeth
19 What pun does Volpone make in referring to his gold?

"Precious Metal"

"Bright and Shining Friend"

"son of Silver"

"son of Sol"
20 What does Volpone claim to value more than the "glad possession" of his gold?

the cunning purchase of it

the accumulation of it

the luster of it

the distribution of it
21 How does Mosca earn his nickname in the opening scene of the play?

by talking excessively

by singing

by interrupting Volpone and sucking up to him

by putting on wings
22 What metaphor does Volpone use to describe how he cons his "clients"?

"the gold disappearing from their hands"

"the cherry knock against their lips"

"the wealth out of their pocket and into mine"

"the grape dangled in front of their faces"
23 Which of the following is NOT the name of one of Volpone's entertainers?

Nano

Castrone

Androgyno

Gordo
24 What is the subject of Nano's recitation in 1.2?

parasites

gold

the transmigration of Hercules's soul

the transmigration of Pythagoras's soul
25 What body, according to Nano's recitation, does the soul of Pythagoras currently inhabit?

Mosca's

Nano's

Androgyno's

Volpone's

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