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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Antonio as a result of the Duchess's lie?
(a) He is executed that night.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He is thrown in a Malfi jail.
(d) He is sent off as "punishment."

3. What sound was supposedly heard from the Duchess's room that caused Bosola to be suspicious?
(a) A shriek
(b) Music
(c) A cry from someone asking to be set free
(d) Lots of women's laughter

4. After Ferdinand confronts the Duchess about her children, which of the following does the Duchess offer to Ferdinand?
(a) That he can finally meet her husband -- and know who he is.
(b) Information that Ferdinand is being spied upon by the Cardinal.
(c) Nothing; she refuses to speak to him.
(d) Her promise never to disobey him again if he will only lend her some money.

5. What first causes Bosola to be suspicious of Antonio?
(a) Antonio's sweating even though it is cold.
(b) The old lady Antonio is talking to.
(c) Antonio's refusal to answer any questions.
(d) A large package Antonio is carrying beneath a blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which words best describes the Cardinal's reaction to the news?

2. Which of the following does Ferdinand propose be done to the subject of the news?

3. When the Duchess leaves after eating the fruit Bosola gave her, she is feeling:

4. How does Bosola treat the old lady who he meets in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What role do the pilgrims play toward the end of the scene where the Cardinal resigns his position?

(see the answer key)

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