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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Escalus say he will do if Pompey is arrested again?
(a) Tell his wife.
(b) Throw him in prison.
(c) Fine him heavily.
(d) Have him whipped.

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

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

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

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

7. What does Escalus ask the Constable for a list of?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) The laws and punishments.
(c) People waiting to be judged.
(d) Replacements for his job.

8. How does Isabella respond to Angelo's offer to spare her brother?
(a) She asks to have some time to think about it.
(b) She refuses.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She thanks him and accepts.

9. What does the Duke think will happen to Angelo when given power?
(a) It will weaken him.
(b) It will drive him mad.
(c) It will make him less faithful
(d) It will harden him.

10. What does Isabella feel the need to prepare Claudio for after her second meeting with Angelo?
(a) Death.
(b) Her wedding.
(c) A ruined reputation.
(d) Escape.

11. What news does Pompey bring the first time he is on stage?
(a) A town meeting has been called.
(b) The taxes are all due.
(c) The brothels are being shut down.
(d) Claudio has been arrested.

12. Why is the woman so frank when speaking to the Duke?
(a) She thinks he is a friar.
(b) She recognizes him.
(c) She hopes he can help.
(d) She has spoken to nobody in days.

13. How does Escalus describe the new deputy?
(a) Full of grace and honor.
(b) Full of gratitude and love.
(c) Full of pride and anger.
(d) Full of mercy and justice.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Claudio been arrested for?

3. Where is Claudio's sister when she first appears on stage?

4. Why is Angelo being so harsh in punishing Claudio?

5. What about Isabella allows Angelo to be vulnerable?

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