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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Duchess first plans to speak with Antonio, she asks Cariola to:
(a) Hide behind a curtain.
(b) Fix her hair and make-up.
(c) Go start cooking dinner for everyone.
(d) Leave the building.

2. What does Delio pledge to Antonio before he departs for abroad?
(a) That he'll never return
(b) His loyalty
(c) His daughter for marriage when she's old enough
(d) That he'll bring back an army

3. What does Ferdinand promise to do upon hearing the news?
(a) Never speak to the Duchess again.
(b) Send money to the Duchess.
(c) Visit the Duchess as soon as possible.
(d) Kill the Duchess, her lover, and her child .

4. When Delio and Julia are talking about a potential arrangement between themsevles, who walks in and interrupts?
(a) Julia's husband
(b) Julia's servant
(c) The Cardinal
(d) Julia's sister

5. Ferdinand's behavior upon hearing the news foreshadows:
(a) His financial ruin.
(b) His repentance.
(c) His coming madness
(d) His death from the plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Delio is proposing an arrangement between himself and Julia, what does he offer Julia for her service?

2. How does Bosola treat the old lady who he meets in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Once he learns the news, Ferdinand seems most focused on:

4. What does Antonio think his sudden affliction is while he's speaking with Bosolo (when Antonio finds him out of his room)?

5. How do Ferdinand and the Cardinal learn this new information?

(see the answer key)

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