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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 does Cariola declare after the wedding?
(a) That the Duchess is a great woman, but that she pities her.
(b) That Antonio will be a great father, and the Duchess a great mother.
(c) That the Duchess is too young to marry.
(d) That the Duchess married well, because Antonio is very rich.

2. What does the Duchess say to Antonio after eating the fruit Bosola gave her?
(a) That she fears she is undone.
(b) That she is happy to be going on a trip.
(c) That she thinks her brothers will be arriving soon.
(d) That she no longer loves him.

3. How does Bosola treat the old lady who he meets in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) With manners and respect
(b) With sadness and grief
(c) With contempt and rudeness
(d) With surprise and excitement

4. What reason does Bosola give for being out of his room in the middle of the night (when everyone is supposed to be staying in their bedchambers)?
(a) He wanted to go to the courtyard to pray.
(b) He had a nightmare and couldn't sleep.
(c) He always takes walks at night.
(d) He was trying to get his new baby to go to sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What prized possession does Antonio entrust with Delio?

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

5. What two main characters are wandering around the palace in Act 2, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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