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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. What is the Duchess supposed to do with the item Ferdinand gives her?
(a) Place them around her room.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) He doesn't give her anything.
(d) Wear them at the next nobility event.

2. The Duchess and Antonio decide to get married because:
(a) The Duchess is already pregnant with Antonio's baby.
(b) They have to do it because of their families.
(c) They love each other very much.
(d) Her brothers want her to marry as soon as possible.

3. What do Antonio and the Duchess tease Cariola about when Act 3, Scene 2 opens?
(a) That she is in love with another attendant.
(b) That she can't cook very well.
(c) That she doesn't want to get married.
(d) That she has gained some weight recently.

4. What first causes Bosola to be suspicious of Antonio?
(a) Antonio's sweating even though it is cold.
(b) A large package Antonio is carrying beneath a blanket.
(c) Antonio's refusal to answer any questions.
(d) The old lady Antonio is talking to.

5. What rumor is going around the castle and being told by the servants?
(a) That Bosola and the Duchess have secretly married.
(b) That the Duchess has run away with a secret lover.
(c) That the Duchess has killed herself.
(d) That a Swiss man was caught in the Duchess's chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Duchess proposes to Antonio by:

2. What does Bosola give to the Duchess to try to find out the truth about her "condition"?

3. What does Ferdinand promise to do upon hearing the news?

4. After Bosola gives the Duchess fruit that makes her "sick," what does Bosola worry about the fruit?

5. When the Duchess tells Ferdinand what she thought of his advice about remarrying, he:

Short Essay Questions

1. Was the fruit Bosola gave the Duchess really poisoned?

2. Does it seem in character for Delio to be offering money to Julia for her to become his mistress? Why or why not?

3. Why does Antonio lock up the palace?

4. Why might Bosola have given Ferdinand the key to the Duchess's room?

5. What does the Duchess think about her brothers' declaration that she should not marry? What does she do after they leave?

6. Delio thinks there is still a small chance that the Cardinal will find compassion and reconcile with Antonio in Act 5, scene 3. What does Delio think might prompt this change?

7. Why does Antonio decide to marry the Duchess?

8. Why does no one try to enter the Cardinal's room, even though the Cardinal is pleading for help?

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

10. How does Ferdinand react when Bosola tells him that the Duchess has been murdered?

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