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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Cardinal try to do to Ferdinand?
(a) Kill him
(b) Calm him down
(c) Bribe him
(d) Kidnap him

2. What response does Antonio give to Bosola about Bosola's excuse for being out of his room?
(a) That his nightmares come from his horrible deeds.
(b) That Bosola should pray the fruit he gave the Duchess wasn't poisoned.
(c) That his new baby looks like he's sleeping just fine.
(d) That Antonio has never seen Bosola take walks at night.

3. When Delio is proposing an arrangement between himself and Julia, what does he offer Julia for her service?
(a) A jewel-encrusted dagger
(b) A new palace
(c) Jewels
(d) Gold

4. What kind of plot are the men planning when Act 3, Scene 3 first opens?
(a) A movie plot
(b) A romantic plot
(c) A military plot
(d) A gambling plot

5. What rumor is going around the castle and being told by the servants?
(a) That the Duchess has killed herself.
(b) That a Swiss man was caught in the Duchess's chamber.
(c) That Bosola and the Duchess have secretly married.
(d) That the Duchess has run away with a secret lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is the Cardinal resigning from?

2. The item Bosola brings to Antonio and the Duchess is originally from:

3. How is the Duchess murdered?

4. Act 3, Scene 3 is a scene with many characters discussing a minor plot while a few other characters -- including Delio -- are making side comments and observing Ferdinand and the Cardinal. Delio's comments convey that he:

5. Ancona is the name of:

(see the answer key)

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