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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What present do the thugs give to Polly?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A nightgown.
(c) Perfume.
(d) A kitten.

2. Which character is beaten for begging on the streets without a license?
(a) Filch.
(b) Matt.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Macheath.

3. What "surprise gift" do the thugs uncover at the end of Act One Scene Two?
(a) A wardrobe.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A bed.
(d) A clock.

4. Who says, "But love is the finest thing in the world"?
(a) Mrs. Peachum.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Polly.
(d) Macheath.

5. What does Polly request the thugs do while she sings in Act One?
(a) Dance.
(b) Pretend they're customers at a bar.
(c) Pretend to pay her money.
(d) Pretend they're beggars.

6. What is Mr. Peachum's fee for services?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 50 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 90 percent.

7. What is the name of the prison or jailhouse?
(a) British Clinker.
(b) Old Bailey.
(c) Scotland Yard.
(d) London's Can.

8. Whose coronation is taking place during the time of the play?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Queen Margaret.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) Prince Albert.

9. In what city does The Threepenny Opera take place?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Paris.

10. How many shopkeepers does Macheath kill, according to his charges?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

11. What is Macheath's nickname?
(a) Mac the Knife.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Prince of Thieves.
(d) The Dark Knight.

12. What does Polly bring with her to see Macheath in Act Two Scene Four?
(a) A bag of money.
(b) A list of charges.
(c) A marriage certificate.
(d) A wedding ring.

13. What is Low-Dive Jenny's profession?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Dancer.
(c) Barmaid.
(d) Actress.

14. What is Matthew's nickname?
(a) Matthew Moneybags.
(b) Matt the Mooch.
(c) Matt the Murderer.
(d) Matt the Mint.

15. Which thug mentions Lucy in Act One Scene Two?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Ned.
(c) Filch.
(d) Matthew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the gang members do when Brown arrives?

2. Which character says, "What do you mean, pretty? It's not pretty, you idiot! It's art, it's not pretty."

3. Who is spoken to in an "aside"?

4. Does Macheath want Polly to let out his rooms?

5. Which character says, "You get that every day at Mac the Knife's. You've landed in the honey pot all right."

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