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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. How does the Duchess describe herself before she exits Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) As very excited about an upcoming party.
(b) As angry because her attendants never leave her alone.
(c) As very shy.
(d) As growing fat and short of breath.

2. When Ferdinand returns to the Duchess's court and speaks with her about her children, what does the Duchess think?
(a) That he will lend her money for her children.
(b) That he is going to kill her later.
(c) That Antonio has been arrested.
(d) That everything is in the open about her marriage and children.

3. Which of the following characters are all related?
(a) Ferdinand, Antonio, and Bosola
(b) The Cardinal, Ferdinand, and Antonio
(c) Antonio, Bosola, and the Duchess
(d) The Cardinal, Ferdinand, and the Duchess

4. What does Bosola give to the Duchess to try to find out the truth about her "condition"?
(a) Plums
(b) Apples
(c) Cherries
(d) Apricots

5. When Delio and Julia are talking about a potential arrangement between themsevles, who walks in and interrupts?
(a) Julia's husband
(b) Julia's sister
(c) Julia's servant
(d) The Cardinal

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Ferdinand give the Duchess when he leaps into her room and surprises her?

2. How does the Cardinal respond to Ferdinand's suggestion after learning the news?

3. Antonio is worried about what with the Duchess's brothers?

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

5. Why did Julia really come to Rome?

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