Lesson C01.2.3
C01.2.3 The Duchess of Malfi (John Webster) Quiz: OCR English Literature, Unit 1
20 questions
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Lesson C01.2.3, The Duchess of Malfi (John Webster): 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR English Literature (H472), Unit 1: Component 01: Drama and poetry pre-1900, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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What genre of drama best categorises John Webster's play The Duchess of Malfi?
- Restoration comedy
- Caroline city comedy
- Jacobean revenge tragedy
- Elizabethan pastoral comedy
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Which character acts as Ferdinand's spy and eventually strangles the Duchess?
- Castruchio
- Bosola
- Delio
- Antonio
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Which character serves as the Duchess's steward and secret husband?
- Grisolan
- Malateste
- Roderigo
- Antonio Bologna
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Which religious figure brother strictly forbids the Duchess from remarrying?
- The Cardinal
- Ferdinand
- Bosola
- Cariola
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What psychological condition makes Ferdinand believe he is a wolf in Act 5?
- Lycanthropy
- Melancholia
- Hysteria
- Catalepsy
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What execution method is directly used to murder the Duchess in Act 4?
- Poisoning
- Stabbing
- Beheading
- Strangling
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Which loyal waiting-woman is executed immediately after the Duchess in Act 4?
- Roderigo
- Julia
- Cariola
- Castruchio
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What horrific object does Ferdinand give the Duchess in the dark room?
- A poisoned dagger
- A human skull
- A dead hand
- A severed head
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What dramatic device is used when Antonio hears a warning voice in Act 5?
- An aside
- An echo
- A masque
- A soliloquy
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Which character is killed by kissing a poisoned Bible provided by the Cardinal?
- The Duchess
- Castruchio
- Julia
- Cariola
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Which character archetype does Bosola embody through his cynical socio-political commentary?
- The malcontent
- The court jester
- The tragic hero
- The vice
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What does the Duchess defy by choosing a husband beneath her social rank?
- Divine right
- Social hierarchy
- Chivalric code
- Courtly love
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What imagery does Webster frequently use throughout the play to signify moral decay?
- Disease
- Rebirth
- Harmony
- Light
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How does Ferdinand view the Duchess's desire to remarry?
- Political diplomacy
- Pious duty
- Economic strategy
- Incestuous obsession
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In approximately which year was The Duchess of Malfi first performed?
- 1614
- 1606
- 1599
- 1623
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Which Italian author wrote the novella that served as Webster's primary source?
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Niccolò Machiavelli
- Baldassare Castiglione
- Matteo Bandello
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What does Ferdinand show the Duchess to trick her into believing her family died?
- Bloodied clothes
- Painted portraits
- Wax effigies
- Severed heads
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Which character kills the Cardinal in the final scene of the play?
- Pescara
- Delio
- Antonio
- Bosola
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Who survives at the end of the play to present Antonio's young son?
- Castruchio
- Delio
- Bosola
- Ferdinand
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What fruit does Bosola give the Duchess in Act 2 to test whether she is pregnant?
- Pomegranates
- Apricots
- Apples
- Figs
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