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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mac concerned about "coming out" to Brown?
(a) His affair with Polly.
(b) His cheating him at cards.
(c) His business.
(d) His affair with Lucy.

2. Who tells Polly that Macheath has several women?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Mr. Peachum.
(c) Mrs. Peachum.
(d) Jenny.

3. What does Brown tell Polly about Macheath?
(a) He kills him.
(b) He loves him.
(c) There is nothing he can do for him now.
(d) He does his best to keep him out of prison.

4. What does Lucy bring to Mac in the jail?
(a) Her father.
(b) His hat and cane.
(c) The keys.
(d) His coat.

5. What does Mr. Peachum hold in his hand when singing "First Threepenny Finale"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A walking stick.
(d) A picket sign.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "What I need is artists. Only an artist can tug at anybody's heart strings nowadays"?

2. Who sings the Jealousy Duet?

3. What is Polly referred to as by Lucy?

4. How does Macheath pay Smith for his purchase in the jail?

5. Which thug mentions Lucy in Act One Scene Two?

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