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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?
(a) Delio is having problems hearing, so Antonio has to repeat himself.
(b) Nothing happens to cause Antonio's words to be repeated.
(c) An echo
(d) A madman walking by who repeats everything Antonio says.

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

7. How does Antonio die?
(a) He is drowned.
(b) He is poisoned.
(c) He is stabbed.
(d) He is strangled.

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

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

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

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

12. What is unique about the structure of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Much of the action is done without dialogue but with song instead.
(b) No one actually sees each other; they are talking only through walls.
(c) It is done in absolute silence.
(d) It is done only by candlelight.

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 the Cardinal, but not Ferdinand.
(b) Is beginning to respect Ferdinand and the Cardinal.
(c) Does not like or trust Ferdinand and the Cardinal.
(d) Is beginning to respect Ferdinand, but not the Cardinal.

14. Antonio and Delio are talking in a public place about the Cardinal's proposed offer of reconciliation. What does Delio think of it?
(a) He knows it is fake, because he helped the Cardinal write it.
(b) He thinks the Cardinal is finally being genuine.
(c) He doubts its sincerity.
(d) He is unsure, and says he doesn't know how to counsel Antonio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Ferdinand has gone mad, he is found wandering the streets carrying what?

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

3. What has happened to the number of the Duchess and Antonio's servants after Antonio and the Duchess leave Malfi?

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

5. How does Antonion feel about confronting the Cardinal with the hope of reconciliation?

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