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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cariola's statement after the wedding can be seen as foreshadowing what?
(a) The trouble that will come from the secrecy of the marriage.
(b) That the Duchess's youth will prevent the couple from being happy.
(c) That the happy new couple will soon become very wealthy.
(d) How many kids the Duchess and Antonio will have.

2. What do the Cardinal and Ferdinand tell the Duchess before they leave to go live abroad?
(a) That they will send for her within 3 months when they find a husband for her.
(b) That they have already found a husband for her.
(c) That she should not marry.
(d) That she must marry to reclaim her honor.

3. Before the play begins, the Cardinal and Bosola knew each other because:
(a) They didn't know each other before.
(b) They both worked together for the church.
(c) The Cardinal hired Bosola to murder someone.
(d) They are brothers.

4. The Duchess proposes to Antonio by:
(a) Presenting him with gold.
(b) Asking him to write down her will.
(c) Getting down on one knee.
(d) Dressing up as someone else.

5. Antonio is worried about what with the Duchess's brothers?
(a) Their reaction and lack of approval.
(b) Their reaction to not being invited to such a big event.
(c) Their greed for Antonio's great wealth.
(d) Their reaction to how much money was spent on the party after the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Duchess first plans to speak with Antonio, she asks Cariola to:

2. Cariola is:

3. At the beginning of the play, we learn that the Duchess:

4. Antonio responds to the Duchess's proposal by saying that:

5. Why does the Old Lady return to the scene after the Duchess has eaten Bosola's fruit?

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