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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position is the Cardinal resigning from?
(a) Official historian of the town.
(b) Being in charge of the town's finances.
(c) Cardinal
(d) Governor

2. After Pescara responds to Julia's letter from the Cardinal, where does he say he is going?
(a) To see the Cardinal right away.
(b) To church.
(c) To the town market.
(d) To visit Ferdinand, who is sick.

3. What do the final comments from the pilgrims foreshadow?
(a) War from a neighboring country.
(b) Antonio's impending doom.
(c) That the Duchess's daughter will get the plague.
(d) The happiness in the future for Antonio and the Duchess.

4. As the message is delivered to the Cardinal and Ferdinand, what are other people in the room observing?
(a) The horrible anger and violence on their faces.
(b) How joyous they seem to be about some news.
(c) How quietly they are talking.
(d) How loudly they are yelling.

5. What women are involved in the scheming of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Julia
(b) Cariola
(c) The Old Woman
(d) None

6. What new position is the Cardinal taking up?
(a) Official historian of the town
(b) Soldier
(c) He is not taking up any new position; he is retiring.
(d) Governor

7. Bosola learns of the Cardinal's plans to kill him by:
(a) A letter Antonio sent him.
(b) A dropped letter he found.
(c) Overhearing him.
(d) The Cardinal told him directly.

8. What has the Cardinal convinced the Pope to do with the Duchess's belongings?
(a) Take them as a gift for the church.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Confiscate them.
(d) Sell them.

9. When the executioners enter the Duchess's chamber, what three items do they bring with them?
(a) A coffin, a letter from the Cardinal, and a necklace with a cross on it
(b) A coffin, a small box for the Duchess's jewels, and her will
(c) A coffin, knives, and a sheet
(d) A coffin, cords, and a bell

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

11. How does Ferdinand believe the Duchess should be punished?
(a) He believes she should be forgiven for her sins.
(b) Through violence and death.
(c) By being banished from her palace.
(d) By having her children taken away from her.

12. What does Bosola bring to the Duchess and Antonio once they have left Malfi?
(a) A dagger
(b) Jewels
(c) A letter
(d) Fruit

13. Act 3, Scene 3 is a scene with many characters discussing a minor plot while a few other characters -- including Delio -- are making side comments and observing Ferdinand and the Cardinal. Delio's comments convey that he:
(a) Is beginning to respect Ferdinand, but not the Cardinal.
(b) Does not like or trust Ferdinand and the Cardinal.
(c) Is beginning to respect Ferdinand and the Cardinal.
(d) Is beginning to respect the Cardinal, but not Ferdinand.

14. How is Julia murdered?
(a) She is drowned.
(b) She kisses a poisoned book.
(c) She is stabbed.
(d) She is strangled.

15. Which community members does Ferdinand round up as part of his sister's torture?
(a) Priests to remind her of her sins
(b) Sick people from the village
(c) Local soldiers trained in physical torture
(d) Madmen from the local hospital

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Cardinal asks Bosola to kill Antonio, Bosola:

2. What does the Cardinal do to the Duchess and her family?

3. Antonio's murder was:

4. When Antonio and Delio are talking about Antonio's plans to confront the Cardinal, something happens that causes Antonio's words to be repeated back to him. What is it?

5. What do the pilgrims think about what the Cardinal does to the Duchess and her family?

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