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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ferdinand believes that the Duchess is damned specifically because:
(a) She has had children while remaining unmarried.
(b) She has lied to members of the church.
(c) She has lied to her brothers.
(d) She has made a false religious pilgrimage.

2. What role do the pilgrims play toward the end of the scene where the Cardinal resigns his position?
(a) They serve as means of showing what the townsfolk think of what has happened.
(b) They serve as extras in the scene.
(c) They are a distraction from all of the action.
(d) They have no role since they never talk.

3. What is unique about the structure of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) No one actually sees each other; they are talking only through walls.
(b) It is done in absolute silence.
(c) It is done only by candlelight.
(d) Much of the action is done without dialogue but with song instead.

4. What does Antonio think the Duchess's dream means?
(a) All of their wealth and power will soon be taken away.
(b) She has seen the future, and will become queen.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She will soon shed tears.

5. How is the Duchess murdered?
(a) By strangulation
(b) By poison
(c) By stabbing
(d) By hanging

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Julia murdered?

2. The Cardinal's career change is best described as:

3. The Cardinal makes Pescara, Malateste, Roderigo, and Grisolan promise him something, so that he can dispose of Julia's body. What is it?

4. Why do the pilgrims think what they do about the Duchess's choice to marry Antonio?

5. What do the pilgrims think about the Duchess's choice to marry Antonio?

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