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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Isabella call Angelo as she pleads for her brother's life?
(a) A punisher.
(b) A tyrant.
(c) A bully.
(d) A lord.

7. How long has it been since someone was killed for fornication?
(a) 20 years.
(b) Never.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 50 years.

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

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

10. What does Isabella say her brother will lose if he is executed?
(a) His physical life.
(b) Everything.
(c) His family.
(d) His soul.

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

12. What is the occupation of Mistress Overdone?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Assistant.
(c) Brothel Owner.
(d) Dancer.

13. 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) Mercy.
(d) A meeting with his new son.

14. Why is the Duke appointing a new deputy?
(a) The old one died.
(b) He is going away.
(c) The city is growing.
(d) He wants less responsibilities.

15. What does the Duke ask the provost to tell him?
(a) His opinion of Angelo's work.
(b) The date of Claudio's execution.
(c) The names and crimes of the criminals.
(d) The details of Angelo's actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the punishment for Claudio's crime?

2. What is the new deputy instructed to do?

3. Where does this play take place?

4. What does Isabella threaten to do that would ruin Angelo's reputation?

5. What is Pompey's occupation?

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