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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. What do Antonio and the Duchess tease Cariola about when Act 3, Scene 2 opens?
(a) That she can't cook very well.
(b) That she is in love with another attendant.
(c) That she doesn't want to get married.
(d) That she has gained some weight recently.

2. The Cardinal's career change is best described as:
(a) Surprising
(b) Expected
(c) A fantastic and unexpected promotion.
(d) Very normal for someone of his wealth.

3. What key information does Bosola still not understand by the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) That the Duchess has fled in the night.
(b) That the Duchess and Antonio are married.
(c) That Antonio knows he is a spy for the Duchess's brothers.
(d) That Antonio is stealing the Duchess's money.

4. What key piece of information do the Cardinal and Ferdinand finally have in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The Duchess has had a baby.
(b) The Duchess has run away.
(c) Antonio is stealing from the Duchess.
(d) The Duchess is coming to visit them.

5. After Ferdinand returns to the Duchess's palace to confront her about her children, which of the following does The Duchess finally confess to Ferdinand?
(a) That she is very sick and may die soon.
(b) That she is married.
(c) That she has had 3 children by 3 different men.
(d) That she desperately needs money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Delio react to Antonio's secret?

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

3. What has the Cardinal convinced the Pope to do with the Duchess's belongings?

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

5. How does the Duchess describe herself before she exits Act 2, Scene 1?

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