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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who argues with Angelo about Claudio's sentence at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Lucio.
(b) Isabella.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Escalus.

2. What position does Escalus hold?
(a) Lord.
(b) Duke.
(c) Earl.
(d) Mayor.

3. Why is the Duke leaving the city at the beginning of the play?
(a) He does not say.
(b) He has an important meeting.
(c) He is not leaving the city.
(d) He has a marriage to attend.

4. What does the woman tell the disguised Duke in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) She has repented.
(b) She hates Angelo.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She does not want to die.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Duke disguised as?

2. Why does Angelo think the person he wronged will not speak out against him?

3. Where does this play take place?

4. How is the Duke afraid of being viewed by the people?

5. What does Escalus say he will do if Pompey is arrested again?

(see the answer key)

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