The Duchess of Malfi Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Duchess of Malfi Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which words best describes the Cardinal's reaction to the news?
(a) Joyful
(b) Unsurprised
(c) Cold
(d) Grief-stricken

2. Where does Antonio send Delio?
(a) Rome
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Athens

3. How many children does the Duchess have when Act 3 opens?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) One, but it died
(d) Two

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

5. What is the Duchess supposed to do with the item Ferdinand gives her?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Wear them at the next nobility event.
(c) He doesn't give her anything.
(d) Place them around her room.

6. Antonio is worried about what with the Duchess's brothers?
(a) Their greed for Antonio's great wealth.
(b) Their reaction and lack of approval.
(c) Their reaction to not being invited to such a big event.
(d) Their reaction to how much money was spent on the party after the wedding.

7. 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

8. Ferdinand's behavior upon hearing the news foreshadows:
(a) His financial ruin.
(b) His repentance.
(c) His coming madness
(d) His death from the plague.

9. What does Bosola suspect is "wrong" with the Duchess?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she is going to run away.
(c) That she is planning to join a nunnery.
(d) That she is spending lots of money in secret.

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

11. When the Duchess leaves after eating the fruit Bosola gave her, she is feeling:
(a) Very happy
(b) Not very well at all
(c) Very energetic
(d) Very sleepy

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

13. How does Bosola treat the old lady who he meets in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) With sadness and grief
(b) With surprise and excitement
(c) With contempt and rudeness
(d) With manners and respect

14. What causes Antonio to be suspicious of Bosola?
(a) The lyrics of a song Bosola is singing
(b) Bosola's wandering around the palace after everyone was supposed to stay in their rooms.
(c) How Bosola is dressed.
(d) The book Bosola is reading.

15. Why is Antonio afraid when the Duchess leaves so quickly after eating the fruit Bosola gave her?
(a) Because she is going into labor before she could be taken somewhere else.
(b) Because she might discover he is stealing her money.
(c) Because he thinks she is cheating on him with someone else.
(d) Because he doesn't want her to die.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Antonio responds to the Duchess's proposal by saying that:

3. The Duchess hires Bosola as:

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, which of the following men is described as very honest?

5. When Delios and Julia are interrupted, how does Delio react to the interruption?

(see the answer keys)

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