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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Pescara responds to Julia's letter from the Cardinal, where does he say he is going?
(a) To the town market.
(b) To church.
(c) To see the Cardinal right away.
(d) To visit Ferdinand, who is sick.

3. Act 3, Scene 3 is a scene with many characters discussing a minor plot. Who interrupts the scene to bring an important message to the Cardinal and Ferdinand about the Duchess?
(a) Bosola
(b) The Count
(c) Julia
(d) The Old Lady

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

5. What do the pilgrims think about what the Cardinal does to the Duchess and her family?
(a) That it is cruel and out of proportion.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) That it is completely warranted.
(d) That it should have happened a long time ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Antonio and Delio decide to test the Cardinal's offer of reconciliation?

2. When Ferdinand descends into madness, what kind of creature does he think he is?

3. What do the final comments from the pilgrims foreshadow?

4. What role do the pilgrims play toward the end of the scene where the Cardinal resigns his position?

5. During her imprisonment, what does the Duchess declare is the worst kind of torture?

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