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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Delio react to Antonio's secret?
(a) With jealousy.
(b) With anger that Antonio hadn't told him before.
(c) With amazement, and a promise to keep Antonio's secret.
(d) With frustration at always being the last to know.

2. Which character is the Duchess's twin brother?
(a) The Cardinal
(b) Antonio
(c) Ferdinand
(d) Bosola

3. Cariola is:
(a) Antonio's daughter
(b) The Duchess's assistant
(c) The Cardinal's secret lover
(d) Ferdinand's wife

4. What does Delio pledge to Antonio before he departs for abroad?
(a) That he'll bring back an army
(b) His loyalty
(c) That he'll never return
(d) His daughter for marriage when she's old enough

5. At the beginning of the play, we learn that the Duchess:
(a) Is too old to ever get married
(b) Is married with 3 children
(c) Is engaged to be married
(d) Is a young widow

Short Answer Questions

1. After Antonio confronts Bosola outside of the Duchess's room, what does he drop as he walks away from Bosola?

2. What confirmed information does Bosola have in Act 2, Scene 2, that he didn't have before?

3. What prized possession does Antonio entrust with Delio?

4. What key information does Bosola still not understand by the end of Act 2, Scene 3?

5. How do Ferdinand and the Cardinal learn this new information?

(see the answer key)

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