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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 do the final comments from the pilgrims foreshadow?
(a) That the Duchess's daughter will get the plague.
(b) Antonio's impending doom.
(c) The happiness in the future for Antonio and the Duchess.
(d) War from a neighboring country.

2. What reason did Julia give her husband for coming to Rome?
(a) To visit sick relatives.
(b) Religious reasons
(c) She wanted to get some new dresses in the city.
(d) For a relaxing vacation.

3. Which of the following does Ferdinand propose be done to the subject of the news?
(a) Find the thief and kill him.
(b) Search for the Duchess.
(c) Steal back the jewels.
(d) Make a soup out of the baby.

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

5. After Bosola gives the Duchess fruit that makes her "sick," what does Bosola worry about the fruit?
(a) That he didn't give her enough.
(b) That she took all of it, and it was expensive.
(c) That it may have been poisoned without his knowledge.
(d) That she gave it away to other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ferdinand descends into madness, what kind of creature does he think he is?

2. Ferdinand's behavior upon hearing the news foreshadows:

3. What is unique about the structure of Act 3, Scene 4?

4. Why is Antonio afraid when the Duchess leaves so quickly after eating the fruit Bosola gave her?

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

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