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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Angelo being so harsh in punishing Claudio?
(a) He lost a lot of money gambling with Claudio.
(b) He wants to make Claudio an example.
(c) He has a personal hatred for Claudio.
(d) His sister is Claudio's fiancee.

2. What does Isabella threaten to do that would ruin Angelo's reputation?
(a) Tell others of his proposition.
(b) Help Claudio escape.
(c) Tell others of his merciful heart.
(d) Marry him even though she is below his status.

3. What is the punishment for Claudio's crime?
(a) Beheading.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Drawn and Quartered.
(d) Life in prison.

4. What is Claudio's sister doing while he is being arrested?
(a) Becoming a nun.
(b) Having a baby.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Burrying her husband.

5. How does Isabella respond to Angelo's offer to spare her brother?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She refuses.
(c) She asks to have some time to think about it.
(d) She thanks him and accepts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isabella hate about her brother?

2. What does Lucio tell the disguised Duke that he has seen the Duke do?

3. How does Claudio's sister feel when she first hears of her brother's arrest?

4. What does Isabella call Angelo as she pleads for her brother's life?

5. Whose child does Mistress Overdone raise?

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