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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Duke afraid of being viewed by the people?
(a) As a debaucher.
(b) As a weakling.
(c) As a tyrant.
(d) As a faithless man.

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

3. Where is Claudio's sister when she first appears on stage?
(a) At a graveyard.
(b) At a convent.
(c) In church.
(d) In her brother's house.

4. What is the name of Claudio's fiancee?
(a) Julie.
(b) Julia.
(c) July.
(d) Juliet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudio's sister promise to do when she hears of her brother's arrest?

2. What word does Escalus use to describe the Constable?

3. Why does the Duke not honor the wishes of his new deputy at the beginning of the play?

4. Why is the Duke leaving the city at the beginning of the play?

5. What does the Duke think of his city at the beginning of the play?

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