COVER LESSON – WORK ON YOUR OWN IN THE LRC
This is to test your knowledge of basic plot events, character knowledge and motivations in the first 2 Acts of the play “A Servant of 2 Masters” (So2M)
YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THE WHOLE PLAY A NUMBER OF TIMES BY NOW. I
IF YOU HAVE ANY TIME LEFT IN THIS LESSON YOU MUST READ ACT 3 WHICH WE DIDN’T DO IN CLASS
All the answers are in the play – you may also find the plot summary of the Commentaries useful.
TO BE DONE IN YOUR JOURNAL FOR NEXT LESSON – answers to INCLUDE the KEY WORDS of the question
Comprehension Questions for Acts 1 & 2 of ‘Servant of 2 Masters’. (Questions)
| Question | Answer | Mark | |
| 1 | What are the 3 stock types of Commedia? | 3 | |
| 2 | Traditionally which characters would have worn a mask | 2 | |
| 3 | Name 2 character types that are not in the play? (You need to watch one of the early videos on the Blog about characters) | 2 | |
| 4 | Where is the play set – (city) | 1 | |
| 5 | What is a lazzi? | 2 | |
| 6 | Who wrote the play? | 1 | |
| 7 | When did they write it (to within the nearest decade) | 1 | |
| 8 | What are the names of the 2 older men? | 2 | |
| 9 | What are the names of their children? | 2 | |
| 10 | Beatrice comes from which city? | 1 | |
| 11 | Who is her brother? | 1 | |
| 12 | What has happened to him before the play begins? Who did this? | 2 | |
| 13 | Who was he meant to marry and why? | 2 | |
| 14 | Beatrice arrives at Pantaloon’s house disguised as whom? | 1 | |
| 15 | Who recognises her and why? | 2 | |
| 16 | Who is her servant? | 1 | |
| 17 | Who is his love interest throughout the play? | 1 | |
| 18 | What 2 things does Beatrice hope to get by arriving in Venice? | 2 | |
| 19 | Why does Truffaldino sign up with another master? | 1 | |
| 20 | Who is the ‘character’ Truffaldino. makes up? | 1 | |
| 21 | Why does he ‘invent’ this person? | 1 | |
| 22 | Name 2 objects that are the types of things that confuse Truffaldino now that he serves 2 masters? | 2 | |
| 23 | Towards the end of Act 1 what does Beatrice do when in the company of a distressed Clarice? | 2 | |
| 24 | Why is Silvio angry with Pantaloon and Beatrice/Federigo? | 1 | |
| 25 | When discovering Silvio with a sword what does Beatrice/Ferderigo do? | 1 | |
| 26 | What does Clarice threaten to do when confronted by Silvio’s jealousy? | 1 | |
| 27 | What city is Truffaldino from? | 1 | |
| 28 | How do we (the audience) know that Truffaldino can’t read? | 2 | |
| 29 | Why does Truffaldino get a double beating at the end of the Act 2? | 2 |
30) Explain in a paragraph how you would play the role of Pantaloon (focus on personality, voice, posture, body shape, rhythm, facial expression) 6 marks available
Total marks = 50