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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What first causes Bosola to be suspicious of Antonio?
(a) Antonio's refusal to answer any questions.
(b) The old lady Antonio is talking to.
(c) A large package Antonio is carrying beneath a blanket.
(d) Antonio's sweating even though it is cold.

2. What causes Antonio to be suspicious of Bosola?
(a) The book Bosola is reading.
(b) How Bosola is dressed.
(c) The lyrics of a song Bosola is singing
(d) Bosola's wandering around the palace after everyone was supposed to stay in their rooms.

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

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

5. What confirmed information does Bosola have in Act 2, Scene 2, that he didn't have before?
(a) That Antonio is stealing from the Duchess.
(b) That the Duchess is pregnant.
(c) That the Duchess's brothers are on their way back.
(d) That the Duchess and Antonio are married.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters are all related?

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

4. The Duchess hires Bosola because:

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

(see the answer key)

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