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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. When the Duchess leaves after eating the fruit Bosola gave her, she is feeling:
(a) Very sleepy
(b) Very energetic
(c) Not very well at all
(d) Very happy

2. At the beginning of the play, we learn that the Duchess:
(a) Is engaged to be married
(b) Is a young widow
(c) Is married with 3 children
(d) Is too old to ever get married

3. What key information does Bosola still not understand by the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) That the Duchess and Antonio are married.
(b) That Antonio is stealing the Duchess's money.
(c) That the Duchess has fled in the night.
(d) That Antonio knows he is a spy for the Duchess's brothers.

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

5. The Duchess hires Bosola as:
(a) Her personal assistant
(b) Her horseman/stable keeper
(c) Her guard
(d) Her chef

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bosola think that he had proven that the Duchess was pregnant?

2. After Antonio confronts Bosola outside of the Duchess's room, what does he drop as he walks away from Bosola?

3. Which character is the Duchess's twin brother?

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, it becomes clear that Bosola thinks what of the Cardinal?

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

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