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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Old Lady in such a hurry?
(a) She is helping the Duchess give birth.
(b) She is helping the Duchess flee in the night.
(c) She is trying to find Bosola to get her revenge on him.
(d) She is trying to meet Bosola secretly before he leaves.

2. When the Duchess is imprisoned, Ferdinand shows her a scene that she does not know is fake. What does the scene show?
(a) Her murdered husband and children.
(b) Her imprisoned servants
(c) Her imprisoned husband and children
(d) Her murdered servants

3. After the proposal, the Duchess and Antonio:
(a) Run to tell her brothers before they've gone too far.
(b) Declare their marriage with Cariola as a witness.
(c) Send Cariola for a priest.
(d) Elope to Paris.

4. What does Antonio think his sudden affliction is while he's speaking with Bosolo (when Antonio finds him out of his room)?
(a) An omen
(b) A result of being punched in the face earlier that day
(c) More evidence of Bosola poisoning everyone
(d) A sign of a brain tumor

5. 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 Antonio knows he is a spy for the Duchess's brothers.
(d) That the Duchess has fled in the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cariola is:

2. Ferdinand believes the Duchess's reputation is ruined because:

3. When Delio and Julia are talking about a potential arrangement between themsevles, who walks in and interrupts?

4. What does the Cardinal try to do to Ferdinand?

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

(see the answer key)

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