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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Cardinal's career change is best described as:
(a) Surprising
(b) Very normal for someone of his wealth.
(c) A fantastic and unexpected promotion.
(d) Expected

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

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

4. Which severed body part does Ferdinand give the Duchess during her imprisonment?
(a) A hand
(b) A foot
(c) A leg
(d) A head

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. How does the Cardinal believe the Duchess should be punished?
(a) By going into solitude for 1 year.
(b) He believes she should be forgiven for her sins.
(c) By having to pay the church as penance for her sins.
(d) By being banished with Antonio and their children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After learning that the Cardinal is giving away Antonio's property, Antonio decides to try to:

2. What does Delio think of Antonio confronting the Cardinal with the hope of reconciliation?

3. When the Duchess sees the fake scene, what does she express?

4. What women are involved in the scheming of Act 3, Scene 3?

5. How is the Duchess murdered?

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