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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What key piece of information do the Cardinal and Ferdinand finally have in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The Duchess has had a baby.
(b) The Duchess has run away.
(c) The Duchess is coming to visit them.
(d) Antonio is stealing from the Duchess.

2. What rumor about Antonio and the Duchess is circulating among the nobility?
(a) That Antonio is cheating the Duchess out of her money.
(b) That Antonio has murdered someone.
(c) That Antonio is stealing from the church.
(d) That Antonio has several wives.

3. 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

4. What reason does Bosola give for being out of his room in the middle of the night (when everyone is supposed to be staying in their bedchambers)?
(a) He was trying to get his new baby to go to sleep.
(b) He had a nightmare and couldn't sleep.
(c) He wanted to go to the courtyard to pray.
(d) He always takes walks at night.

5. After the proposal, the Duchess and Antonio:
(a) Elope to Paris.
(b) Run to tell her brothers before they've gone too far.
(c) Declare their marriage with Cariola as a witness.
(d) Send Cariola for a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship do Julia and the Cardinal have?

2. After Ferdinand returns to the Duchess's palace to confront her about her children, which of the following does The Duchess finally confess to Ferdinand?

3. What does Ferdinand finally decide to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

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

5. Which word best describes Ferdinand's reaction the news?

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