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VOLPONE- MCQs



I have framed few questions from VOLPONE the famous play from Ben Jonson. Please check whether you can answer all the questions. 

1.       Where is Volpone living?
a.       Venice
b.      Rome
c.       Wittenburg
d.      Spain
Answer: a

2.        Nano, Castrone and Androgyno speak in
a.        heroic couplets (rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter)
b.      blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter)
c.       octosyllabic couplets
d.      None of the above
Answer: a

3.        According to the skit acted by Nano, Castrone and Androgyno the soul of Pythagoras ended up in the body of
a.       Nano
b.      Castrone
c.       Androgyno
d.      Volpone
Answer: c

4.       Choose the correct options
i.                     Volpone- fox
ii.                   Mosca- fly
iii.                  Voltaire- Vulture
iv.                 Corvino - the Carrion Crow
v.                   Corbaccio - the Raven
a.       Options I and ii are correct
b.      Options iii and iv are correct
c.       Options iv and v are correct
d.      All the options are correct
Answer: d

5.        What gift did Voltaire give to Volpone so that he can win Volpone’s favor in getting Volpone’s property written to him?
a.       Pearl and diamond
b.      An antique gold plate
c.       Jewels
d.      cecchines (Venetian coins) 
Answer: b

6.       What gift did Corbaccio  give to Volpone so that he can win Volpone’s favor in getting Volpone’s property written to him?
a.       Pearl and diamond
b.      An antique gold plate
c.       Jewels
d.      cecchines (Venetian coins) 
Answer: d


7.       What gift did Corvino give to Volpone so that he can win Volpone’s favor in getting Volpone’s property written to him?
a.       Pearl and diamond
b.      An antique gold plate
c.       Jewels
d.      cecchines (Venetian coins) 
Answer: a

8.       Scoto Mantua is the name of the disguised
a.       Mosca
b.      Nano
c.       Volpone
d.      Corvino
Answer: c

9.       What did Volpone tried to sell for just six pence?
a.       Food
b.      potion
c.       Handkerchief
d.      Diamond
Answer: b

10.   Who placed his/her handkerchief so that Volpone may rub some potion on it?
a.       Mosca
b.      Nano
c.       Celia
d.      Corvino
Answer: c


11.    Who spread false rumours against Scoto Mantua?
a.       Mosca
b.      Nano
c.       Volpone
d.      Alessandro Buttone
Answer: d

12.   What is the name of the son of Corbaccio who rescues Celia from Volpone?
a.       Bonario
b.      Benvolio
c.       Valdes
d.      None of the above
Answer: a

13.   Who was brought by Mosca as the prime witness that confesses Celia as a prostitute?
a.       Bonario
b.      Lady Politic Would-be
c.       Corvino
d.      Peregrine
Answer:  b

14.    Who was to be rowed through the canals of Venice, wearing donkey's ears?
a.       Mosca
b.      Voltaire
c.       Corvino
d.      Corbaccio
Answer: c


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