Question

What does the Duke object to in the Duchess’s behavior?

• A. Her lack of interest in art
• B. Her friendliness and easy impressibility
• C. Her refusal to pose for Fra Pandolf
• D. Her extravagant lifestyle

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Her friendliness and easy impressibility

The Duke criticizes the Duchess for being "too soon made glad" and "too easily impressed." He is offended that she smiled at everyone and everything, treating his “gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name” no differently than any other compliment or gesture.