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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Duchess's last statement before she dies?
(a) "I forgive you."
(b) "Forgive me."
(c) "Antonio!"
(d) "Mercy."

2. After Ferdinand has gone mad, he is found wandering the streets carrying what?
(a) Rotting vegetables and other items from the trash.
(b) Dead body parts he has dug up out of graves.
(c) Foul-smelling potions and objects from a nearby doctor.
(d) Pieces of dead animals.

3. Who is the Duke of Malfi?
(a) The Duchess's son from her first marriage.
(b) The ruler of their part of the country.
(c) The Cardinal's son.
(d) Ferdinand's son who is away at war.

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

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

6. Act 3, Scene 3 is a scene with many characters discussing a minor plot. Who interrupts the scene to bring an important message to the Cardinal and Ferdinand about the Duchess?
(a) The Old Lady
(b) The Count
(c) Julia
(d) Bosola

7. Why do the pilgrims think what they do about the Duchess's choice to marry Antonio?
(a) They are happy, because the wedding has been planned for a long time.
(b) They are surprised, because the Duchess is "beneath" Antonio.
(c) They are surprised, because Antonio is "beneath" the Duchess.
(d) They are grateful to God for such a happy union.

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

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

10. Antonio's murder was:
(a) Accidental
(b) Carried out exactly as planned.
(c) Not supposed to happen for another 3 weeks.
(d) Carefully plotted for years.

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

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

13. Although several community members are brought to the Duchess's chamber to torture her, what does the Duchess say they actually do?
(a) Keep her sane, since she knows she is not as mad as they are.
(b) Entertain her.
(c) Provide good conversation.
(d) Allow her to send messages out of the palace.

14. 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 work to get him reinstated in the church.
(b) That they will leave the castle and never return.
(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.

15. What promise does Delio make Antonio before Antonio goes to confront the Cardinal?
(a) To bring a large army that is heavily armed.
(b) To leave the country with Antonio's only remaining son.
(c) To fetch Antonio's son and come soon to support him.
(d) To let Antonio handle the situation on his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cariola is being murdered, she:

2. Bosola believes he is haunted by:

3. What has the Cardinal convinced the Pope to do with the Duchess's belongings?

4. What do Delio and Silvio make fun of Malateste for?

5. Ferdinand believes that the Duchess is damned specifically because:

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