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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Delio react to Antonio's secret?
(a) With frustration at always being the last to know.
(b) With amazement, and a promise to keep Antonio's secret.
(c) With anger that Antonio hadn't told him before.
(d) With jealousy.

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

3. What do the Cardinal and Ferdinand tell the Duchess before they leave to go live abroad?
(a) That they have already found a husband for her.
(b) That she should not marry.
(c) That they will send for her within 3 months when they find a husband for her.
(d) That she must marry to reclaim her honor.

4. 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.

5. After Bosola gives the Duchess fruit that makes her "sick," what does Bosola worry about the fruit?
(a) That she took all of it, and it was expensive.
(b) That he didn't give her enough.
(c) That it may have been poisoned without his knowledge.
(d) That she gave it away to other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delio pledge to Antonio before he departs for abroad?

2. What key information does Bosola still not understand by the end of Act 2, Scene 3?

3. Initially, who is the Duchess is engaged to marry:

4. What secret does Antonio tell Delio in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Why is Antonio afraid when the Duchess leaves so quickly after eating the fruit Bosola gave her?

(see the answer key)

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