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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 Delio is proposing an arrangement between himself and Julia, what does he offer Julia for her service?
(a) Gold
(b) A jewel-encrusted dagger
(c) A new palace
(d) Jewels

2. What does Antonio think his sudden affliction is while he's speaking with Bosolo (when Antonio finds him out of his room)?
(a) A result of being punched in the face earlier that day
(b) More evidence of Bosola poisoning everyone
(c) An omen
(d) A sign of a brain tumor

3. What does Delio tell Julia about her husband?
(a) That he and her sister are waiting for her at the market.
(b) That he has hurried to Rome.
(c) That he also wants a divorce.
(d) That he says their child is very sick, so she must return to Malfi.

4. Which of the following does Ferdinand propose be done to the subject of the news?
(a) Find the thief and kill him.
(b) Search for the Duchess.
(c) Steal back the jewels.
(d) Make a soup out of the baby.

5. What key information does Bosola still not understand by the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) That Antonio is stealing the Duchess's money.
(b) That the Duchess has fled in the night.
(c) That the Duchess and Antonio are married.
(d) That Antonio knows he is a spy for the Duchess's brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the proposal, the Duchess and Antonio:

2. What reason did Julia give her husband for coming to Rome?

3. In Act 1, Scene 1, it becomes clear that Bosola thinks what of the Cardinal?

4. What does Antonio announce has been stolen from the Duchess's chamber?

5. Why is the Old Lady in such a hurry?

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