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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which severed body part does Ferdinand give the Duchess during her imprisonment?
(a) A hand
(b) A head
(c) A foot
(d) A leg
2. How is Julia murdered?
(a) She is strangled.
(b) She is stabbed.
(c) She kisses a poisoned book.
(d) She is drowned.
3. The Duchess tells Antonio about a dream she has. What does she describe happens in the dream?
(a) The Duchess becomes queen.
(b) The family reclaims its honor.
(c) The diamonds in her crown are changed to pearls.
(d) The family takes a boat trip somewhere.
4. What promise does Delio make Antonio before Antonio goes to confront the Cardinal?
(a) To leave the country with Antonio's only remaining son.
(b) To bring a large army that is heavily armed.
(c) To let Antonio handle the situation on his own.
(d) To fetch Antonio's son and come soon to support him.
5. What is unique about the structure of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) It is done only by candlelight.
(b) Much of the action is done without dialogue but with song instead.
(c) It is done in absolute silence.
(d) No one actually sees each other; they are talking only through walls.
6. Ferdinand believes that the Duchess is damned specifically because:
(a) She has lied to her brothers.
(b) She has made a false religious pilgrimage.
(c) She has had children while remaining unmarried.
(d) She has lied to members of the church.
7. What does the Cardinal ask Ancona to do?
(a) Deliver a letter to Rome.
(b) Bless him and Ferdinand before their journey.
(c) Say a prayer that they will get more donations for the church.
(d) Banish the Duchess, her husband, and her children.
8. What do the pilgrims think about the Duchess's choice to marry Antonio?
(a) She was obligated to marry him, since she had had his child.
(b) It was surprising.
(c) It was expected, because the Duchess and Antonio were betrothed when they were very young.
(d) It was a blessing from God.
9. How does Delio feel about the Cardinal and Antonio's plan to confront him?
(a) He has a small hope that the Cardinal may have some compassion.
(b) He wants Antonio to forget the Cardinal, and move on with his life.
(c) He wants Antonio to take revenge on the Cardinal.
(d) He thinks it's the Cardinal's responsibility to come to talk to Antonio, not vice versa.
10. What role do the pilgrims play toward the end of the scene where the Cardinal resigns his position?
(a) They serve as extras in the scene.
(b) They have no role since they never talk.
(c) They serve as means of showing what the townsfolk think of what has happened.
(d) They are a distraction from all of the action.
11. Act 3, Scene 3 is a scene with many characters discussing a minor plot. Who interrupts the scene to bring an important message to the Cardinal and Ferdinand about the Duchess?
(a) The Count
(b) Julia
(c) The Old Lady
(d) Bosola
12. 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?
(a) An echo
(b) Nothing happens to cause Antonio's words to be repeated.
(c) Delio is having problems hearing, so Antonio has to repeat himself.
(d) A madman walking by who repeats everything Antonio says.
13. What has happened to the number of the Duchess and Antonio's servants after Antonio and the Duchess leave Malfi?
(a) It has increased, because the Duchess received all of the Cardinal's old servants.
(b) It has stayed more or less the same.
(c) It has decreased as the servants have fled.
(d) It has increased as the servants took pity on them.
14. The Cardinal's career change is best described as:
(a) Very normal for someone of his wealth.
(b) A fantastic and unexpected promotion.
(c) Expected
(d) Surprising
15. Who is the Duke of Malfi?
(a) The Cardinal's son.
(b) The ruler of their part of the country.
(c) Ferdinand's son who is away at war.
(d) The Duchess's son from her first marriage.
Short Answer Questions
1. Antonio and Delio are talking in a public place about the Cardinal's proposed offer of reconciliation. What does Delio think of it?
2. Bosola learns of the Cardinal's plans to kill him by:
3. Who kills Antonio?
4. How does Pescara respond to the request in the letter?
5. How do Antonio and Delio decide to test the Cardinal's offer of reconciliation?
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