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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What new position is the Cardinal taking up?
(a) He is not taking up any new position; he is retiring.
(b) Soldier
(c) Official historian of the town
(d) Governor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. How do Antonio and Delio decide to test the Cardinal's offer of reconciliation?
(a) Delio will ask Pescara for some of Antonio's former property.
(b) Delio will aks the Cardinal for Antonio's former palace.
(c) They send back a letter to the Cardinal with a trick question.
(d) Antonio will put on a disguise and see what the townspeople have to say.

15. After learning that the Cardinal is giving away Antonio's property, Antonio decides to try to:
(a) Frighten the Cardinal into a reconciliation.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Sneak into the Cardinal's room that night.
(d) Die trying to reconcile if the Cardinal won't budge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the pilgrims think about the Duchess's choice to marry Antonio?

2. Although several community members are brought to the Duchess's chamber to torture her, what does the Duchess say they actually do?

3. When the executioners enter the Duchess's chamber, what three items do they bring with them?

4. Julia gives Pescara a letter, which contains a request from the Cardinal. What does it say?

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

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