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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. What is the occupation of Mistress Overdone?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Brothel Owner.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Assistant.

2. Who does Isabella say is hurt by Claudio's crime?
(a) Only himself.
(b) Nobody.
(c) His unborn child.
(d) God alone.

3. What is Pompey arrested for in Act 3?
(a) Defiling a church.
(b) Lechery.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Insulting a group of women.

4. What does the disguised Duke tell Lucio to do when the Duke returns?
(a) Tell him about the kind Friar.
(b) Plead Claudio's case with him.
(c) Tell him about Angelo's cruelty.
(d) Accuse him of the crimes he has seen.

5. Who questions the validity of Claudio's expedited execution?
(a) The Provost.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Escalus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isabella threaten to do that would ruin Angelo's reputation?

2. Why is Juliet sent away from the prison at the beginning of Act 2?

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

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

5. Why does Pompey's friend refuse to pay his bail this time?

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