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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Delio and Julia are talking about a potential arrangement, someone walks in and interrupts. What does this person announce?
(a) That dinner is ready.
(b) That Julia's husband has delivered a letter to Ferdinand that has made him angry.
(c) That Julia's husband is searching for her.
(d) That it is time for her to go to church.

3. What does Bosola suspect is "wrong" with the Duchess?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she is spending lots of money in secret.
(c) That she is going to run away.
(d) That she is planning to join a nunnery.

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

5. 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 was trying to get his new baby to go to sleep.
(c) He always takes walks at night.
(d) He had a nightmare and couldn't sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ferdinand promise to do upon hearing the news?

3. What causes Antonio to be suspicious of Bosola?

4. What rumor is going around the castle and being told by the servants?

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

(see the answer key)

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