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

2. Who leads Claudio through the streets when he is arrested?
(a) The jailer.
(b) The deputy.
(c) The Provost.
(d) The Duke.

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

4. What news does Pompey bring the first time he is on stage?
(a) A town meeting has been called.
(b) The brothels are being shut down.
(c) Claudio has been arrested.
(d) The taxes are all due.

5. What has Angelo never had a weakness for in the past?
(a) Breaking the law.
(b) Trying to be popular.
(c) Greed.
(d) Human appetites.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who allows the laws in Vienna to go unenforced for so long?

3. Where does this play take place?

4. What kind of occupation is Claudio's sister trying to obtain?

5. What does the Duke tell his new deputy to use in judgment?

(see the answer key)

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