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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pescara respond to the request in the letter?

2. What does Ferdinand tell Bosola to do in regards to the Duke of Malfi?

3. When the executioners enter the Duchess's chamber, what three items do they bring with them?

4. Which community members does Ferdinand round up as part of his sister's torture?

5. What promise does Delio make Antonio before Antonio goes to confront the Cardinal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion is used throughout the play as a cover for hidden motives and secret plans. What message do you think Webster was trying to convey about religion at the time? Use 3 examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Did the Duchess have any choice about remarrying and doing what she did? Keeping in mind the social context of the time, what other options may she have had, if any? Could she have followed her brother's wishes and still pursued her own happiness? In what ways?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the play, some characters are (1) admired but not respected, (2) respected but not admired, and (3) admired and respected. Choose one character for each description, and state who admires and/or respects them and why.

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