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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Antonio first describes the Duchess as:
(a) Not well respected by the people who know her
(b) Mean, scheming, and vengeful
(c) Not very smart and in need of guidance
(d) Beautiful, good, and noble

2. The Duchess thinks that her brothers' advice about remarrying:
(a) Was something she already knew.
(b) Was rehearsed.
(c) Is very smart for a woman in her position.
(d) Will make her feel better after they leave.

3. In Act Three, who does Ferdinand tell the Duchess she must marry?
(a) Delio
(b) Count Malateste
(c) No one; she is to become a nun
(d) Her cousin

4. Why is the Old Lady in such a hurry?
(a) She is trying to find Bosola to get her revenge on him.
(b) She is trying to meet Bosola secretly before he leaves.
(c) She is helping the Duchess flee in the night.
(d) She is helping the Duchess give birth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Duchess believes her reputation to be safe because:

2. What key piece of information do the Cardinal and Ferdinand finally have in Act 2, Scene 5?

3. What does Ferdinand promise to do upon hearing the news?

4. What item does Ferdinand give the Duchess when he leaps into her room and surprises her?

5. Why does the Old Lady return to the scene after the Duchess has eaten Bosola's fruit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much time has passed between Act 1 and Act 2, and how is the reader made to understand how much time has passed?

2. Should Antonio and the Duchess have separated? Why or why not?

3. Both Ferdinand and the Cardinal react strongly to the news of their sister's baby. Who reacts in a more gruesome manner? Please refer to the text in your answer.

4. What does Bosola tell a servant to do with Antonio's body? Why might he have given these instructions?

5. Was the fruit Bosola gave the Duchess really poisoned?

6. What does the Duchess think will happen with her plan of sending Antonio away as punishment for supposedly stealing from her?

7. After she is strangled, the Duchess regains consciousness for a few brief moments. What does Bosola tell her during that time, and why?

8. How does Antonio react to the news that the Duchess has had a baby?

9. What reason does the Cardinal give for asking Pescara, Malateste, Roderigo, and Grisolan not to enter his brother's chambers? What is the real reason?

10. Why did Bosola want to find out what was "wrong" with the Duchess so badly?

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