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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Angelo say Isabella can do to save her brother?
(a) Take him out of the country.
(b) Marry Angelo.
(c) Take his place.
(d) Give up her body.

2. What does the new deputy want when he is appointed to his new office?
(a) Direction and goals.
(b) More money.
(c) Some assistants.
(d) To prove his worth.

3. What does the Duke plan to disguise himself as?
(a) A servant.
(b) A woman.
(c) A friar.
(d) A lawyer.

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

5. What does Isabella threaten to do that would ruin Angelo's reputation?
(a) Marry him even though she is below his status.
(b) Help Claudio escape.
(c) Tell others of his proposition.
(d) Tell others of his merciful heart.

6. What about Isabella allows Angelo to be vulnerable?
(a) Her shyness.
(b) Her confidence.
(c) Her logic.
(d) Her virtue.

7. Who is the first character to speak in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Claudio.
(d) The Provost.

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

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

10. What is Juliet's crime?
(a) Owning a brothel.
(b) Lying in a court of law.
(c) Fornication.
(d) Insulting the deputy.

11. Who does the Duke think would be the best person to enforce the laws?
(a) The Deputy.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Duke.
(d) The King.

12. What does the Duke feel Claudio deserves after speaking with the woman in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A chance to plead his case.
(b) Exactly what he got.
(c) A meeting with his new son.
(d) Mercy.

13. Who tells Claudio's sister about his arrest?
(a) Angelo.
(b) A messenger.
(c) Lucio.
(d) A priest.

14. How does Claudio's sister feel when she first hears of her brother's arrest?
(a) She feels justice has been served.
(b) She is not surprised.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She can't believe it.

15. Why does the Duke not honor the wishes of his new deputy at the beginning of the play?
(a) He needs proof of worth first.
(b) He has no doubts about his abilities.
(c) He does not have that power.
(d) He is in a hurry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lucio joking about the first time he is on stage?

2. Who does the Duke appoint as his new deputy?

3. What does the Provost say will happen to Angelo after Claudio's execution?

4. On what point does Escalus agree with Angelo?

5. What physical feature does Angelo love most about Isabella as she pleads for Claudio's life?

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