Rappaccini's Daughter

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What technique is used when Giovanni describes Beatrice as “beautiful as the day” (Paragraph 14)?

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

C) Hyperbole

D) Irony

2. “Rappaccini’s Daughter” incorporates a symbolic allegory from which of the following works of literature?

A) The Divine Comedy

B) The Phantom of the Opera

C) Volpone

D) Dr. Faustus

3. What does Giovanni throw down to Beatrice in the garden?

A) A beautiful ring

B) A bouquet of flowers

C) His handkerchief

D) A family heirloom

4. How does Giovanni react to Baglioni’s revelation about Beatrice?

A) He becomes angry and dismisses Baglioni.

B) He laughs and declares that Baglioni is mistaken.

C) He groans and hides his face.

D) He ignores him and changes the subject.

5.  Which factor most likely influences Professor Baglioni’s decision to give Giovanni the potentially life-saving phial?

A) His desire to save Giovanni

B) His desire to save Beatrice

C) His desire to test his antidote on a human subject

D) His desire to unmask Rappaccini’s unethical experiment

6. How does Beatrice’s comment about Giovanni believing only what he sees with his eyes in Paragraph 67 serve as a warning?

A) Giovanni has seen odd occurrences but disregards them.

B) Beatrice knows that Giovanni is not very observant.