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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do the final comments from the pilgrims foreshadow?
(a) That the Duchess's daughter will get the plague.
(b) Antonio's impending doom.
(c) War from a neighboring country.
(d) The happiness in the future for Antonio and the Duchess.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Julia murdered?

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

3. How does Pescara respond to the request in the letter?

4. When Antonio and the Duchess separate at the end of Act 3, Antonio takes with him:

5. What is the Duchess's last statement before she dies?

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