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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who argues with Angelo about Claudio's sentence at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Lucio.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Escalus.

2. How does the Duke feel about what the woman tells him in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) He is not surprised.
(b) He feels deep compassion.
(c) He is happy to hear it.
(d) He is deeply shocked.

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

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

5. What physical feature does Angelo love most about Isabella as she pleads for Claudio's life?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her skin.

6. What does Isabella hate about her brother?
(a) His lack of faith.
(b) The crime he committed.
(c) His despair.
(d) The confidence he has.

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

8. What does Angelo tell Isabella he feels for her?
(a) Passion.
(b) Lust.
(c) Love.
(d) Dependence.

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

10. Why is Angelo being so harsh in punishing Claudio?
(a) He wants to make Claudio an example.
(b) He lost a lot of money gambling with Claudio.
(c) His sister is Claudio's fiancee.
(d) He has a personal hatred for Claudio.

11. Who allows the laws in Vienna to go unenforced for so long?
(a) The Deputy.
(b) The Commissioner.
(c) The King.
(d) The Duke.

12. Where does this play take place?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Veracruz.
(c) Vilencia.
(d) Venice.

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

14. Who have men been sent to find after Claudio's arrest?
(a) The Baron.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Prince.
(d) The Duke.

15. How does the Duke describe Angelo?
(a) A man of solace.
(b) A man of abstinence.
(c) A man of duty.
(d) A man of action.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what point does Escalus agree with Angelo?

2. What position does Escalus hold?

3. What is the new deputy instructed to do?

4. What does Isabella say is connected to her body?

5. What does Claudio's friend call his sister when he finds her?

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