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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rumor is going around the castle and being told by the servants?
(a) That a Swiss man was caught in the Duchess's chamber.
(b) That Bosola and the Duchess have secretly married.
(c) That the Duchess has killed herself.
(d) That the Duchess has run away with a secret lover.

2. What does Delio tell Julia about her husband?
(a) That he and her sister are waiting for her at the market.
(b) That he has hurried to Rome.
(c) That he says their child is very sick, so she must return to Malfi.
(d) That he also wants a divorce.

3. Before the play begins, the Cardinal and Bosola knew each other because:
(a) The Cardinal hired Bosola to murder someone.
(b) They both worked together for the church.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They didn't know each other before.

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, which of the following men is described as very honest?
(a) Ferdinand
(b) The Cardinal
(c) Bosola
(d) Antonio

5. What key piece of information do the Cardinal and Ferdinand finally have in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The Duchess has had a baby.
(b) The Duchess has run away.
(c) The Duchess is coming to visit them.
(d) Antonio is stealing from the Duchess.

6. Which word best describes Ferdinand's reaction the news?
(a) Sadness
(b) Happiness
(c) Confusion
(d) Fury

7. What sound was supposedly heard from the Duchess's room that caused Bosola to be suspicious?
(a) A shriek
(b) A cry from someone asking to be set free
(c) Lots of women's laughter
(d) Music

8. What rumor about Antonio and the Duchess is circulating among the common people?
(a) That the Duchess is very sick.
(b) That the Duchess has 2 husbands.
(c) That the Duchess is cruel and mean.
(d) That the Duchess is a prostitute.

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

10. Initially, who is the Duchess is engaged to marry:
(a) No one
(b) the Cardinal
(c) Bosola
(d) Ferdinand

11. Which character is the Duchess's twin brother?
(a) The Cardinal
(b) Bosola
(c) Ferdinand
(d) Antonio

12. How does Delio react to Antonio's secret?
(a) With frustration at always being the last to know.
(b) With jealousy.
(c) With amazement, and a promise to keep Antonio's secret.
(d) With anger that Antonio hadn't told him before.

13. When the Duchess first plans to speak with Antonio, she asks Cariola to:
(a) Go start cooking dinner for everyone.
(b) Fix her hair and make-up.
(c) Leave the building.
(d) Hide behind a curtain.

14. When Delio is proposing an arrangement between himself and Julia, what does he offer Julia for her service?
(a) A jewel-encrusted dagger
(b) Gold
(c) Jewels
(d) A new palace

15. What item does Ferdinand give the Duchess when he leaps into her room and surprises her?
(a) Nothing
(b) Flowers
(c) Jewels for her birthday
(d) A dagger

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Antonio and the Duchess tease Cariola about when Act 3, Scene 2 opens?

2. Antonio and Delio are:

3. Ferdinand's behavior upon hearing the news foreshadows:

4. When Ferdinand returns to the Duchess's court and speaks with her about her children, what does the Duchess think?

5. In Act Three, who does Ferdinand tell the Duchess she must marry?

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