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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of life does Claudio's sister want to live?
(a) A free and lively life.
(b) A strict and pious life.
(c) A happy and content life.
(d) A serious and rigid life.

2. What does the Duke plan to do while in disguise?
(a) Help enforce the laws.
(b) Observe Angelo.
(c) Get opinions from the people.
(d) Hide from his responsibility.

3. What is Lucio joking about the first time he is on stage?
(a) His mother.
(b) Gambling.
(c) His immoral life.
(d) Money.

4. What does the Duke tell his new deputy to use in judgment?
(a) His heart.
(b) His soul.
(c) His mind.
(d) The law.

5. How do the people in Vienna view the laws, according to the Duke?
(a) They fear them.
(b) They don't know them.
(c) They have forgotten them.
(d) They laugh at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this play take place?

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

3. Who have men been sent to find after Claudio's arrest?

4. Who is trying to make an example of Claudio?

5. Who tells Claudio's sister about his arrest?

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