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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Count
(b) The Old Lady
(c) Bosola
(d) Julia

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

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

4. Antonio says he does not want to live his life "by halves." What does this mean?
(a) That he wants to remarry.
(b) That he wants to be rich again.
(c) That he doesn't want to live in hiding and in fear.
(d) That he needs to get servants to help around the house.

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

6. How does Pescara respond to the request in the letter?
(a) He decides to think about it overnight.
(b) He grants it.
(c) He is outraged over it, and refuses to do anything.
(d) He burns the letter.

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

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

9. 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 Antonio is "beneath" the Duchess.
(c) They are grateful to God for such a happy union.
(d) They are surprised, because the Duchess is "beneath" Antonio.

10. When the Duchess sees the fake scene, what does she express?
(a) She will find a way to break free.
(b) She wishes she were dead.
(c) She has already taken poison, and will die soon.
(d) She will love her brothers, no matter how cruel they are to her.

11. 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 servants
(b) Her imprisoned servants
(c) Her murdered husband and children.
(d) Her imprisoned husband and children

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

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

14. When Cariola is being murdered, she:
(a) Stabs herself before the executioners can get to her.
(b) Fights and struggles.
(c) Throws herself on the Duchess's dead body.
(d) Takes poison to die more quickly.

15. The Duchess tells Antonio about a dream she has. What does she describe happens in the dream?
(a) The diamonds in her crown are changed to pearls.
(b) The Duchess becomes queen.
(c) The family reclaims its honor.
(d) The family takes a boat trip somewhere.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which severed body part does Ferdinand give the Duchess during her imprisonment?

3. After Pescara responds to Julia's letter from the Cardinal, where does he say he is going?

4. When Antonio and the Duchess separate at the end of Act 3, Antonio takes with him:

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

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