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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Friar the Duke speaks with in Act 1?
(a) Bryan.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Lucas.

2. Why is Juliet sent away from the prison at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) She is being arrested as well.
(b) She is not allowed to see Claudio.
(c) She is in labor.
(d) Her father is ill.

3. What does the Duke think of his city at the beginning of the play?
(a) It has become corrupt.
(b) It is too big for its boundaries.
(c) He has no strong feelings either way.
(d) It is the best place on earth.

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

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

6. What has Isabella unloosed in Angelo after pleading for her brother's life?
(a) His temptations.
(b) His anger.
(c) His lust.
(d) His compassion.

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

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

9. Who is Claudio's sister talking to when she first appears on stage?
(a) A priest.
(b) A groundskeeper.
(c) Her father.
(d) A nun.

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

11. What is Claudio's sister doing while he is being arrested?
(a) Burrying her husband.
(b) Having a baby.
(c) Becoming a nun.
(d) Getting married.

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

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

14. Who does Isabella say is hurt by Claudio's crime?
(a) Nobody.
(b) His unborn child.
(c) Only himself.
(d) God alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angelo say Isabella can do to save her brother?

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

3. What is the name of Claudio's fiancee?

4. On what point does Escalus disagree with Angelo?

5. When does Angelo ask to see Isabella again after she pleads for her brother's life?

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