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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who murders Julia?
(a) Antonio
(b) Ferdinand
(c) The Cardinal
(d) Bosola

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

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

4. What does Ferdinand tell Bosola to do in regards to the Duke of Malfi?
(a) Ask him for money for the upcoming war.
(b) Write to him.
(c) Advise him about the problems in the local government.
(d) Go and seek his religious counsel.

5. How does Ferdinand pay Bosola for murdering the Duchess?
(a) He doesn't pay him.
(b) With horses and livestock
(c) With gold
(d) With jewels

6. What does Delio think of Antonio confronting the Cardinal with the hope of reconciliation?
(a) That Antonio should pray at a church first.
(b) That Antonio should not go on such a dangerous errand.
(c) That Antonio has also gone mad.
(d) That they should hire Ferdinand to confront the Cardinal.

7. When the Cardinal asks Bosola to kill Antonio, Bosola:
(a) Says he'll do it, but for a very high price.
(b) Hires someone else to do it.
(c) Lies to the Cardinal, and says he'll do it.
(d) Agrees to do it.

8. When the Duchess is imprisoned, Ferdinand shows her a scene that she does not know is fake. What does the scene show?
(a) Her murdered husband and children.
(b) Her imprisoned husband and children
(c) Her imprisoned servants
(d) Her murdered servants

9. The item Bosola brings to Antonio and the Duchess is originally from:
(a) Bosola himself
(b) The Cardinal
(c) Ferdinand
(d) The Count

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

11. When Antonio and the Duchess separate at the end of Act 3, Antonio takes with him:
(a) Their family crest
(b) Their eldest son
(c) All of their children
(d) What little money they have left

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Cardinal makes Pescara, Malateste, Roderigo, and Grisolan promise him something, so that he can dispose of Julia's body. What is it?

2. Why do the pilgrims think what they do about the Duchess's choice to marry Antonio?

3. Where does Ferdinand imprison the Duchess?

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

5. What do the final comments from the pilgrims foreshadow?

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