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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What key piece of information do the Cardinal and Ferdinand finally have in Act 2, Scene 5?
2. Why did Julia really come to Rome?
3. When Delio is proposing an arrangement between himself and Julia, what does he offer Julia for her service?
4. What do the Cardinal and Ferdinand tell the Duchess before they leave to go live abroad?
5. How does the Duchess describe herself before she exits Act 2, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bosola have such a low opinion of Antonio?
2. What reasons does Antonio have to be suspicious of Bosola?
3. Delio and Julia ask for the same piece of property. What is Pescara's reason for giving the property to Julia?
4. What does the Duchess tell Antonio about her brothers' reaction to her getting remarried?
5. Why did Bosola tell the Duchess's brothers about her baby being born?
6. What does Bosola tell a servant to do with Antonio's body? Why might he have given these instructions?
7. Why is the Cardinal not more admired by the people who work for him?
8. What does the Cardinal's reaction to the news about his sister's baby show about his personality?
9. Was Cariola lying when she claimed she was innocent to Antonio and the Duchess?
10. Why does Ferdinand leave the dagger with the Duchess?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pick a character from the list below. Examine 3 major choices the character made in the play, and state whether you would have made the same choices he or she did.
1) The Duchess
2) Antonio
3) Ferdinand
4) Bosola
Essay Topic 2
The Duchess is very trusting throughout the play. Provide 3 examples of times she misplaced her trust. For each of these, who might she have trusted instead? How would the play have been different?
Essay Topic 3
Is Antonio a a man of action, or a man of inaction? Support your position using three specific examples from the text.
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