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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the pilgrims think about the Duchess's choice to marry Antonio?
(a) It was expected, because the Duchess and Antonio were betrothed when they were very young.
(b) It was a blessing from God.
(c) It was surprising.
(d) She was obligated to marry him, since she had had his child.

2. What do the pilgrims think about what the Cardinal does to the Duchess and her family?
(a) That it is completely warranted.
(b) That it should have happened a long time ago.
(c) That it is cruel and out of proportion.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

3. What does Antonio think the Duchess's dream means?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She has seen the future, and will become queen.
(c) All of their wealth and power will soon be taken away.
(d) She will soon shed tears.

4. Where does Ferdinand imprison the Duchess?
(a) The main jail in Malfi
(b) Her own palace
(c) A tower in Rome
(d) His palace

5. When Ferdinand descends into madness, what kind of creature does he think he is?
(a) An eagle
(b) A bear
(c) A horse
(d) A werewolf

6. What role do the pilgrims play toward the end of the scene where the Cardinal resigns his position?
(a) They have no role since they never talk.
(b) They serve as extras in the scene.
(c) They serve as means of showing what the townsfolk think of what has happened.
(d) They are a distraction from all of the action.

7. During her imprisonment, what does the Duchess declare is the worst kind of torture?
(a) Sleep deprivation
(b) Emotional torture
(c) Physical torture
(d) Being ignored

8. Ancona is the name of:
(a) The Duchess's daughter.
(b) The Duchess's sister.
(c) The town the Duchess and her family are banished from.
(d) The Duchess's mother.

9. Antonio says that he is glad to die when he hears the news of:
(a) The Cardinal being named pope.
(b) His son's plans to marry.
(c) The murder of his wife and children.
(d) The new king taking the throne.

10. What has happened to the number of the Duchess and Antonio's servants after Antonio and the Duchess leave Malfi?
(a) It has increased as the servants took pity on them.
(b) It has increased, because the Duchess received all of the Cardinal's old servants.
(c) It has decreased as the servants have fled.
(d) It has stayed more or less the same.

11. The Cardinal makes Pescara, Malateste, Roderigo, and Grisolan promise him something, so that he can dispose of Julia's body. What is it?
(a) That they will leave the castle and never return.
(b) That they will work to get him reinstated in the church.
(c) That they will go to church and pray for him through the night.
(d) That they will not enter his room, no matter what sounds they hear.

12. Julia gives Pescara a letter, which contains a request from the Cardinal. What does it say?
(a) That Pescara must leave for Rome at once.
(b) That Pescara should kill Julia as soon as possible.
(c) That Pescara should give Julia some of Antonio's former property.
(d) That Pescara is being promoted to being a cardinal.

13. How is the Duchess murdered?
(a) By stabbing
(b) By strangulation
(c) By poison
(d) By hanging

14. What kind of plot are the men planning when Act 3, Scene 3 first opens?
(a) A romantic plot
(b) A movie plot
(c) A military plot
(d) A gambling plot

15. What does the Cardinal do to the Duchess and her family?
(a) Banish them
(b) Baptize them
(c) Officially marry Antonio and the Duchess, and recognize their children as legitimate.
(d) Forgive them

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bosola bring to the Duchess and Antonio once they have left Malfi?

2. How does Ferdinand pay Bosola for murdering the Duchess?

3. Antonio and Delio are talking in a public place about the Cardinal's proposed offer of reconciliation. What does Delio think of it?

4. Who is the Duke of Malfi?

5. How does Pescara respond to the request in the letter?

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