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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 4, what does Angelo say he cannot stop thinking about?
(a) His new power.
(b) Claudio.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Justice.

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

3. What does Isabella ask Angelo when she meets with him the day after pleading for her brother's life?
(a) If he has changed his mind.
(b) If she gave him enough time.
(c) If she can take her brother's place.
(d) If there is anything she can do to change his mind.

4. How does Isabella respond to Angelo's offer to spare her brother?
(a) She refuses.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She asks to have some time to think about it.
(d) She thanks him and accepts.

5. Where does Claudio's sister want to live?
(a) In a monastery.
(b) In a cloister.
(c) At the palace.
(d) In England.

6. When does Angelo ask to see Isabella again after she pleads for her brother's life?
(a) The next day.
(b) When the Duke returns.
(c) After her brother's execution.
(d) On Sunday.

7. How long does Pompey think the new law enforcement will last?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 10 years.

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

9. How does Angelo feel about Isabella's words?
(a) They are foolish.
(b) They are aggravating.
(c) They are logical.
(d) They are compassionate.

10. What reason does the disguised Duke give for asking the provost for some information?
(a) He wants to bless Angelo.
(b) He is a close friend of Claudio's.
(c) He needs to minister to the prisoners.
(d) He has been away for a long time.

11. Who does Isabella plan to tell of Angelo's offer to her?
(a) Claudio.
(b) The Duke.
(c) The nun.
(d) Lucio.

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

13. What is Froth accused of doing?
(a) Insulting a woman.
(b) Stealing some jewels.
(c) Beating his wife.
(d) Speaking out against the Duke.

14. How many characters are present in the first scene?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

15. What is the Duke disguised as?
(a) A priest.
(b) A jailer.
(c) A Friar.
(d) A prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Juliet's crime?

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

3. How long have the laws been unenforced in Vienna?

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

5. How do the people in Vienna view the laws, according to the Duke?

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