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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. Act 3, Scene 3 is a scene with many characters discussing a minor plot. Who interrupts the scene to bring an important message to the Cardinal and Ferdinand about the Duchess?
(a) The Old Lady
(b) Julia
(c) Bosola
(d) The Count

2. Why do the pilgrims think what they do about the Duchess's choice to marry Antonio?
(a) They are grateful to God for such a happy union.
(b) They are surprised, because the Duchess is "beneath" Antonio.
(c) They are surprised, because Antonio is "beneath" the Duchess.
(d) They are happy, because the wedding has been planned for a long time.

3. After the proposal, the Duchess and Antonio:
(a) Run to tell her brothers before they've gone too far.
(b) Declare their marriage with Cariola as a witness.
(c) Send Cariola for a priest.
(d) Elope to Paris.

4. When the Cardinal asks Bosola to kill Antonio, Bosola:
(a) Hires someone else to do it.
(b) Lies to the Cardinal, and says he'll do it.
(c) Says he'll do it, but for a very high price.
(d) Agrees to do it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Antonio and the Duchess separate at the end of Act 3, Antonio takes with him:

2. What do Delio and Silvio make fun of Malateste for?

3. What has happened to the number of the Duchess and Antonio's servants after Antonio and the Duchess leave Malfi?

4. What does Antonio do to make sure no one knows what is happening with the Duchess?

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

(see the answer key)

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