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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 2, what major secret does Bosola still not know?
(a) That Antonio is stealing the Duchess's money.
(b) That Antonio and the Duchess are secretly married.
(c) Nothing: Bosola knows all the secrets of everyone.
(d) That the Duchess had twins.

2. What is the relationship between the Duchess and Antonio?
(a) They are married in secret.
(b) All answers listed here are correct.
(c) They truly love each other.
(d) They have children together.

3. Antonio tells Bosola that Bosola is the chief suspect in:
(a) Being the father of the Duchess's baby.
(b) The loud singing heard throughout the palace at night.
(c) The theft of the Duchess's jewels.
(d) The theft of the silverware in the palace.

4. Why did Bosola think that he had proven that the Duchess was pregnant?
(a) Because she couldn't run after him very quickly.
(b) Because she quickly ate the apricots he gave her.
(c) Because she wouldn't accept a tight dress he gave her.
(d) Because he made her cry with a sad story.

5. Antonio first describes the Duchess as:
(a) Mean, scheming, and vengeful
(b) Not very smart and in need of guidance
(c) Not well respected by the people who know her
(d) Beautiful, good, and noble

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor about Antonio and the Duchess is circulating among the common people?

2. When Delio and Julia are talking about a potential arrangement, someone walks in and interrupts. What does this person announce?

3. Where does Antonio send Delio?

4. When Ferdinand returns to the Duchess's court and speaks with her about her children, what does the Duchess think?

5. After Ferdinand returns to the Duchess's palace to confront her about her children, which of the following does The Duchess finally confess to Ferdinand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unique literary device does Webster use to convey what is happening when the Cardinal resigns?

2. Why does Antonio decide to marry the Duchess?

3. Why did Ferdinand responded the way he did when the Duchess told him that she thought his warning was rehearsed?

4. What do you think of the fact that Bosola still does not know who the father of the Duchess's children is?

5. After Antonio bans Bosola from entering the Duchess's chamber, Antonio drops a paper. Does he drop this paper on accident or on purpose? Why?

6. Is the Cardinal well respected by Bosola? Why or why not?

7. How does Bosola find out that the Cardinal was behind the scheme to kill the Duchess?

8. Can Antonio's nosebleed can be seen as an omen? Why or why not?

9. Why did Bosola want to find out what was "wrong" with the Duchess so badly?

10. What does the birth of the Duchess's son mean?

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