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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. As the message is delivered to the Cardinal and Ferdinand, what are other people in the room observing?
(a) How loudly they are yelling.
(b) How joyous they seem to be about some news.
(c) How quietly they are talking.
(d) The horrible anger and violence on their faces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delio think of Antonio confronting the Cardinal with the hope of reconciliation?

2. How is the Duchess murdered?

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

4. When Antonio and Delio are talking about Antonio's plans to confront the Cardinal, something happens that causes Antonio's words to be repeated back to him. What is it?

5. How does Delio feel about the Cardinal and Antonio's plan to confront him?

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