All Fools MCQs

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Author: Nasir Iqbal | Assistant Professor of English Literature


Updated on: November 18, 2025
Estimated Reading Time: 16 min

All Fools MCQs

1. What ancient Greek comic vein is subject to personal application in the play?

A. Glorious contest
B. Old Comedy
C. Eupolis and Cratinus
D. Bitter spleens

C. Eupolis and Cratinus.
The ancient comic vein of Eupolis and Cratinus is now revived and applied personally.

2. The spleen was regarded as the seat of what, according to a footnote?

A. Various emotions
B. Comic spirit
C. Bitter jests
D. Glorious contest

A. Various emotions.
The spleen was regarded as the seat of various emotions.

3. Rinaldo observes Fortunio wailing his fortunes, like a bird that sings in the sky?

A. The owl
B. The sparrow
C. The lark
D. The swallow

C. The lark.
Rinaldo observes Fortunio wailing his fortunes, like the lark mounting the sky in shrill and cheerful notes.

4. What natural thing is described as providing “moist vapours” from the heart to the eyes?

A. Valerio’s love
B. Violent heat
C. Kindly warmth
D. Unkind father

B. Violent heat.
In Fortunio, violent heat raises moist vapours from the heart into his eyes.
5. What relative term does Fortunio use when addressing Valerio?

A. Good brother
B. Kind servant
C. Poor fox
D. Gentle friend

A. Good brother.
Fortunio addresses Valerio directly by saying, “O, brother, love rewards our services”.

6. Rinaldo vows eternal wars against whom, calling them shutlecocks?

A. Court gentlemen
B. The whole sex
C. Rich men
D. The heavens

B. The whole sex.
Rinaldo says he vows eternal wars against women, referring to the whole sex.

7. What physical item is described as being ‘Spong’d up’ or trimmed?

A. Her face
B. The temple
C. The dowry
D. Rich attire

A. Her face.
The footnote indicates that “Spong’d up” (line 74) refers to making up or trimming the face.

8. Rinaldo tells Fortunio that Egypt had temples dedicated to women of the richest what?

A. Frame on earth
B. Alabaster pillars
C. Bright glory
D. Eternal honour

A. Frame on earth.
Rinaldo reads that Egypt heretofore had temples of the richest frame on earth for women.

9. Instead of gods and goddesses, what kind of creature might celestial inner parts have?

A. A painted fowl
B. A serpent
C. A fury
D. A deity

A. A painted fowl.
Valerio states that inner parts might have a painted fowl, a fury, or a serpent.
10. Valerio says all virtues are born in men and are what?

A. Buried in women
B. Buried in men
C. Faintly shining
D. Revealed by love

B. Buried in men.
Valerio says that all virtues born in men are buried in men.

11. According to Valerio, love brings forth the honourable fruits of what four things?

A. Valour, wit, virtue, haughty thoughts
B. Beauty, knowledge, kindness, joy
C. Wit, virtue, devotion, reverence
D. Honour, peace, delight, truth

A. Valor, wit, virtue, haughty thoughts.
Love brings forth the honourable fruits of valour, wit, virtue, and haughty thoughts.

12. The fox in Aesop’s fable lost what object?

A. Its tail
B. Its friend
C. Its life
D. Its strength

A. Its tail.
Valerio refers to himself as the poor fox from Aesop’s fables that lost its tail.

13. What term does Rinaldo use for the occupation Valerio’s father intends for him?

A. Court service
B. Husbandry
C. Gentlemen’s duty
D. Overseer

B. Husbandry.
Rinaldo tells Valerio that his rural service is converted from Pan to Cupid.

14. What relative term does Gostanzo use for Rinaldo’s brother?

A. My son
B. Your silly father
C. My brother
D. Your brother

D. Your brother.
Gostanzo refers to Rinaldo’s brother in Act I, saying, “That gentlewoman hath my brother married”.
15. What does Rinaldo say must “shine out of riches” in choosing a wife?

A. A man’s chief lodestar
B. Love
C. Honesty
D. Wisdom

A. A man’s chief lodestar.
Rinaldo states that a man’s chief lodestar should be his wealth when choosing a wife.

16. How does Gostanzo describe Marc Antonio’s character toward his children?

A. Too indulgent
B. Severe father
C. Too wise
D. Kind friend

A. Too indulgent.
Gostanzo calls Marc Antonio an honest knight, but too indulgent to his presuming children.

17. What does Rinaldo promise Marc Antonio he will conceal?

A. Gostanzo’s actions
B. The secret
C. The disgrace
D. Fortunio’s shame

B. The secret.
Rinaldo promises to conceal the secret by way of an atonement for Marc Antonio.

18. What characteristic of Gostanzo is noted by Marc Antonio when he arrives?

A. Honourable Knight
B. Kind friend
C. Wise man
D. Good husband

A. Honourable Knight.
Marc Antonio greets Gostanzo with “God save thee, honourable Knight Gostanzo”.

19. What does Gostanzo compare the hair of Marc Antonio’s son’s wife to?

A. Pure ivory
B. Fair eyes
C. Hair pure amber
D. Ruby lips

C. Hair pure amber.
Gostanzo mockingly describes the wife’s wealth, saying her hair is pure amber.
20. What is the definition of “disparagement” in the context of marriage, according to the footnote?

A. Disrespect shown
B. Dishonour of rank
C. Great shame
D. Contemned anger

B. Dishonour of rank.
Disparagement means dishonour or disgrace of marriage to one of an inferior rank.

21. What does Marc Antonio fear his son is too blind to see?

A. Want of competency
B. Loss of wit
C. Dissolute desires
D. Good choice

A. Want of competency.
Marc Antonio worries his son will live in want of competency or perhaps poverty.

22. Gostanzo cites a proverb that an idle youth should be lopp’d away like what?

A. A whole tree
B. A rotten branch
C. A loose vine
D. A wayward son

B. A rotten branch.
Gostanzo uses the proverb that ‘one branch should utterly be lopp’d away’.

23. Which Elizabethan university, known for learning, does Gostanzo recommend for Marc Antonio’s younger son?

A. Cambridge
B. Oxford
C. Padua
D. London

C. Padua.
Gostanzo advises sending Marc Antonio’s younger son to Padua for his learning.

24. What does the term “glass” (mirror) symbolise in Gostanzo’s speech about his son?

A. A reflection
B. A precedent
C. A broken life
D. A new father

B. A precedent.
Gostanzo wants his son’s example to serve as a mirror (glass) to mend the faults of others.
25. Rinaldo, aside, refers to Gostanzo as a dissembling knight who is what?

A. Too rash
B. Good sir
C. Old, politic
D. Wise friend

C. Old, politic.
Rinaldo refers to Gostanzo aside as “old, politic, dissembling knight”.

26. What does Rinaldo say the deception will prove an excellent ground to sow?

A. Seed of mirth
B. Hollow friendship
C. Good counsel
D. Brotherly love

A. Seed of mirth.
Rinaldo says the scheme will prove an excellent ground to sow the seed of mirth amongst them.

27. Gratiana says love is like smoky fire, better to attend than what?

A. Burn forever
B. Fine the smoke
C. Have both
D. Be jealous

B. Fine the smoke.
Gratiana says love is like a smoky fire, better to attend the smoke than find the fire.

28. The country game “Barley-break” involves couples doing what?

A. Singing songs
B. Breaking apart
C. Being caught
D. Embracing

C. Being caught.
Barley-break is a country game where couples are pressed by the “catchers”.

29. Fortunio fears breaking up their gathering because of whose presence?

A. Valerio’s father
B. Rinaldo’s sister
C. Jealous spy
D. Sergeant John

C. Jealous spy.
Fortunio fears they shall break too soon because of Valerio’s “jealous spy”.
30. Rinaldo instructs Valerio to kneel to him, to mark what?

A. His fate
B. What cause
C. His learning
D. His father

B. What cause.
Rinaldo tells Valerio to kneel and bless him, and “Mark what cause”.

31. Valerio confirms that the secret meetings occurred.

A. By logic
B. By stealth
C. By arrangement
D. By magic

B. By stealth.
Rinaldo states they met by stealth, and Valerio affirms, “By logic” (meaning naturally/accordingly).

32. What does Rinaldo say Valerio can do while living in one house with his wife?

A. Meet and kiss
B. Eat and drink
C. Live, eat, drink
D. Be merry

C. Live, eat, drink.
Rinaldo says they shall have all means “To live in one house, eat and drink together”.

33. What position is Valerio’s marriage supposed to hide, according to Rinaldo?

A. Fortunio’s wife
B. Valerio’s secret
C. Brother’s house
D. Father’s business

A. Fortunio’s wife.
Rinaldo will tell Valerio’s father that Fortunio’s sweetheart is actually Valerio’s wife.

34. Gostanzo accuses Marc Antonio of showing too much of what quality to his son?

A. Simple lenity
B. Harsh temper
C. Good advice
D. Poor judgment

A. Simple lenity.
Gostanzo claims Marc Antonio’s indulgence (too simple lenity) taught his son to rebel.
35. Marc Antonio refers to his son, who has been enchanted by his mistress, as what figure?

A. Young Paris
B. Poor Fortunio
C. Angry son
D. Disobedient fool

A. Young Paris.
Marc Antonio refers to his son, enchanted by “this Helen,” as “young Paris”.

36. Gostanzo compares friendship in the fond world to what maternal figure?

A. A loving aunt
B. A doting mother
C. A harsh governess
D. A humble servant

B. A doting mother.
Gostanzo says the fond world calls friendship a term like a doting mother.

37. Gostanzo instructs Valerio to entertain Fortunio and his fair wife until he wins what?

A. Valerio’s loyalty
B. Kinder’s opinion
C. Marc Antonio’s
D. Better judgment

B. Kinder opinion.
Gostanzo tells Valerio to entertain them until he wins his father to conceive a kinder opinion.

38. Gratiana notes that a courtier, like Rinaldo, makes what go far?

A. His eyes
B. His lips
C. His wit
D. His service

B. His lips.
Gratiana says a courtier (Rinaldo) makes his lips go far, as he does all things.

39. Gostanzo states he has never played the blank fool by doing what?

A. Swearing loudly
B. Kissing a wench
C. Drinking wine
D. Dancing too soon

B. Kissing a wench.
Gostanzo asks Marc Antonio if he ever appeared like a “blank fool” by kissing a wench.
40. Marc Antonio agrees to keep his son from more expensive courses, including what?

A. Fencing and dancing
B. Gaming and swearing
C. Drinking and smoking
D. Singing and joking

A. Fencing and dancing.
Marc Antonio promises to keep his son from spending money on fencing and dancing schools.

41. Gazetta sings a song while performing what domestic activity?

A. Spinning thread
B. Sitting sewing
C. Reading books
D. Talking loudly

B. Sitting sewing.
Gazetta enters the stage, sits, and sings while sewing a piece of embroidery.

42. What flower does Gazetta say “columbine” is?

A. The pansy
B. Thankless flower
C. Lover’s thoughts
D. The cuckoo’s flower

D. The cuckoo’s flower.
The footnote identifies columbine as the cuckoo’s flower, implying cuckoldry.

43. Cornelio compares himself to Menelaus, who entertained whom, leading to misfortune?

A. Paris
B. Ulysses
C. Hector
D. Menelaus

A. Paris.
Cornelio references Menelaus, who hospitably entertained Paris, only to have Paris subsequently rob him of his wife.

44. Valerio mocks the military profession of Dariotto by comparing him to what officials?

A. Corporals
B. Sergeants
C. Soldiers
D. Captains

A. Corporals.
Valerio states Dariotto is “straight, he sees a sort of corporal,” officers who arrest people.
45. What does Valerio demonstrate with his untrussing and capering?

A. His qualities
B. His new song
C. His new dance
D. His loyalty

A. His qualities.
Valerio shows off his “qualities” by loosening his clothing and dancing a caper.

46. What does Rinaldo declare he was born to do?

A. See wit triumph
B. Help his brother
C. Gull, the father
D. Make mischief

C. Gull the father.
Rinaldo states clearly, “O father, pardon, I was born to gull thee”.

47. What object must be carried away, according to Gostanzo, to remedy Fortunio’s late tempted eyes?

A. The cause
B. The object
C. The wife
D. The servant

B. The object.
Gostanzo claims the only remedy is to remove the cause and carry away the object.

48. What does Rinaldo promise Gostanzo he will swallow, meaning he will accept the bait?

A. The joke
B. The marriage
C. The gudgeon
D. The promise

C. The gudgeon.
Rinaldo says Gostanzo will “swallow the gudgeon,” meaning he will accept the bait.

49. What does Dariotto say he needs to be to draw customers to his house?

A. Mad and jealous
B. Witty and wise
C. Quiet and dull
D. Brave and bold

A. Mad and jealous.
Dariotto claims the way to draw customers to his house is to be mad and jealous.
50. Gostanzo threatens to cut the thread of Valerio’s living for marrying whom?

A. A trull
B. A beggar
C. A shrew
D. A whore

B. A beggar.
Gostanzo threatens to “cut the thread of all my living” for taking a beggar to wife.

Brief Overview

All Fools is a comedic play by George Chapman, initially printed in London in 1605. The play functions as a “comedy of humours” and focuses on deception, familial relationships, and the folly of human pride.

The play opens with three young men: Rinaldo, Fortunio, and Valerio. Rinaldo observes that Fortunio is consumed by the “violent heat” of love.

The central plot involves the complex deception of two controlling fathers, Gostanzo and Marc Antonio. Gostanzo is sarcastically called the “wretched Machiavellian” and a “covetous knight” due to his obsession with wealth and control over his sons.

Rinaldo informs Gostanzo that his brother has married a gentlewoman with an “unnourishing dowry,” which Gostanzo disapprovingly hears is “pure amber.” Gostanzo advises Marc Antonio to send his younger son to Padua for learning, intending to control his own sons better.

Rinaldo plans to use his own son’s faults as a mirror to expose the fathers’ folly. He sets up a trick to reveal that the supposed gentlewoman is actually Valerio’s wife. He calls this trick an “excellent ground to sow the seed of mirth.” Valerio and Fortunio quickly agree to the plan.

Gostanzo later tells Rinaldo that the only remedy is to remove the “cause” and carry away the “object” of Fortunio’s desires. When Valerio kneels to Gostanzo as part of the trick, Gostanzo threatens to “cut the thread of all my living” for taking “a beggar to wife,” showing his extreme fury over the perceived loss of wealth and honor.

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