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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antonio announce has been stolen from the Duchess's chamber?
(a) Expensive jewels
(b) Her family dagger
(c) Her baby
(d) Her secret legal papers

2. The Duchess proposes to Antonio by:
(a) Presenting him with gold.
(b) Dressing up as someone else.
(c) Asking him to write down her will.
(d) Getting down on one knee.

3. What first causes Bosola to be suspicious of Antonio?
(a) Antonio's sweating even though it is cold.
(b) Antonio's refusal to answer any questions.
(c) A large package Antonio is carrying beneath a blanket.
(d) The old lady Antonio is talking to.

4. What does Ferdinand finally decide to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Hire someone to kill the Duchess in her sleep.
(b) Nothing, at least until the finds out who the father of the baby is.
(c) Hire someone to kidnap the Duchess and bring her back to the Cardinal's palace.
(d) Leave immediately to seek revenge on the Duchess.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Bosola give Ferdinand at the end of the Act 3, Scene 1?

2. How does Antonion feel about confronting the Cardinal with the hope of reconciliation?

3. What is the Duchess supposed to do with the item Ferdinand gives her?

4. Why does the Old Lady return to the scene after the Duchess has eaten Bosola's fruit?

5. How does the Cardinal believe the Duchess should be punished?

(see the answer key)

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