1. The Duchess thinks that her brothers' advice about remarrying:
(a) Is very smart for a woman in her position.
(b) Was rehearsed.
(c) Was something she already knew.
(d) Will make her feel better after they leave.

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

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

4. What do Antonio and the Duchess tease Cariola about when Act 3, Scene 2 opens?
(a) That she has gained some weight recently.
(b) That she can't cook very well.
(c) That she doesn't want to get married.
(d) That she is in love with another attendant.

5. After Ferdinand confronts the Duchess about her children, which of the following does the Duchess offer to Ferdinand?
(a) Nothing; she refuses to speak to him.
(b) That he can finally meet her husband -- and know who he is.
(c) Information that Ferdinand is being spied upon by the Cardinal.
(d) Her promise never to disobey him again if he will only lend her some money.