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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Mrs. Peachum tell to escort the girls to the door in Act Three?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Filch.
(c) Mr. Peachum.
(d) Polly.

2. What does Macheath buy from Smith in the jail?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Dinner.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) More comfortable handcuffs.

3. Who is mentioned in The Solomon Song?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Caesar.

4. Who does Brown arrive to arrest in Act Three?
(a) Polly.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Peachum.
(d) Macheath.

5. What do the prostitutes talk about after Jenny's exit in the brothel?
(a) Music.
(b) Men.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Underwear.

6. What does Brown do when Mac doesn't speak to him?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Weeps.
(c) Arrests him.
(d) Slaps him.

7. When Mrs. Peachum comes to take Polly from the jail, what does she call Macheath?
(a) Don Juan.
(b) Nero.
(c) Monster.
(d) Villain.

8. Who says, "a man is always afraid of a woman who loves him too much"?
(a) Celia.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Molly.
(d) Polly.

9. What does Macheath do to make Polly believe he loves Lucy more?
(a) He calls her a whore.
(b) He asks Lucy to marry him.
(c) He is having a baby with Lucy.
(d) He shows no regret when she leaves.

10. What does Macheath say to Mrs. Peachum when he sees her outside the brothel?
(a) What are you doing here?
(b) You witch!
(c) Good afternoon, Ma'am.
(d) Where is Polly?

11. Why are people jamming the streets in Act Three Scene Nine?
(a) For the Coronation.
(b) To witness Macheath's wedding.
(c) To watch the parade.
(d) To witness Macheath's execution.

12. How is Mac executed?
(a) Firing Squad.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Beheading.
(d) Lethal Injection.

13. Who offers to "settle the bill" when Macheath is taken away?
(a) Mrs. Peachum.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Mr. Peachum.
(d) Smith.

14. Where does Macheath go first after leaving Polly?
(a) The train station.
(b) A brothel.
(c) The jail.
(d) A church.

15. What does Mrs. Peachum bring to Polly in Act Three Scene Eight?
(a) A divorce certificate.
(b) A noose.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A widow's dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives in Act Three to get money from Mrs. Peachum?

2. Where does Mac say he learns "a deep withering stare"?

3. What does Mr. Peachum tell Celia to get for the ladies in Act Three?

4. What is Jake doing while Mac is arrested?

5. Which Egyptian king does Peachum tell Brown about?

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