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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 is Froth accused of doing?

2. What does Angelo say Isabella can do to save her brother?

3. What kind of life does Claudio's sister want to live?

4. What does the Duke ask the provost to tell him?

5. What physical feature does Angelo love most about Isabella as she pleads for Claudio's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Claudio arrested for?

2. What is the Provost doing with Claudio, and why?

3. What is Mariana doing when she first appears on stage, and where is she?

4. How does Escalus describe the Duke in Act 3?

5. Why does the Duke choose to appoint Angelo as the new deputy?

6. What does Pompey compare prostitutes to?

7. How is the plan first explained to Mariana, and how does she feel about it?

8. What does the disguised Duke say to further convince Mariana to participate in the plot?

9. Who does the Constable bring before Escalus and Angelo, and what are they accused of?

10. Who is Mariana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Shakespeare have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?

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