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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Duke appoint as his new deputy?
(a) Antoinne.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Angeliano.
(d) Angelo.

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

3. What does Claudio's sister promise to do when she hears of her brother's arrest?
(a) Visit him.
(b) Bless him.
(c) Try to help him.
(d) Pray for him.

4. On what point does Escalus disagree with Angelo?
(a) Claudio's punishment should be harsh.
(b) Laws must be enforced.
(c) The city is unbearable.
(d) Fear is the best motivator.

5. On what point does Escalus agree with Angelo?
(a) Laws must be enforced.
(b) Fear is the best motivator.
(c) The city is unbearable.
(d) Claudio's punishment should be harsh.

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

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

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

9. What is the new deputy instructed to do?
(a) Enforce the laws.
(b) Increase purity.
(c) Keep the peace.
(d) Fill the jails.

10. What do the gentlemen in scene two say they probably have as a result of their lifestyle?
(a) Illegitimate children.
(b) Debt.
(c) Venerial diseases.
(d) Enemies.

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

12. What does Claudio's friend call his sister when he finds her?
(a) Lady.
(b) Saint.
(c) Lover.
(d) Sister.

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

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

15. What is Claudio's sister's name?
(a) Brittania.
(b) Portia.
(c) Julia.
(d) Isabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Juliet sent away from the prison at the beginning of Act 2?

2. How does Claudio's sister feel when she first hears of her brother's arrest?

3. Who is Claudio's sister talking to when she first appears on stage?

4. Where does this play take place?

5. What does the Duke think will happen to Angelo when given power?

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