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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Duke say provides Ragozine's death?
(a) Providence.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Fate.
(d) Angels.

2. Who is the only person who knows that the Duke is in disguise?
(a) The Provost.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Friar Peter.
(d) Friar Thomas.

3. Who leads Mistress Overdone into the prison in Act 3?
(a) Elbow.
(b) The Provost.
(c) Angelo.
(d) Escalus.

4. What does Lucio say to Isabella after news of Claudio's supposed execution has spread?
(a) He got what he deserved.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He is sorry.
(d) He tried to stop it.

5. How does the brother of Angelo's fiancee die?
(a) He was hung for lechery.
(b) He was bucked off a horse.
(c) He died at war.
(d) He was lost at sea.

6. Where does the Duke want to hear all complaints against Angelo?
(a) Near the prison.
(b) At the city gates.
(c) In the streets.
(d) In the court.

7. What is Barnardine arrested for?
(a) Treason.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Thievery.
(d) Murder.

8. What does the Duke say to Lucio about Angelo's strictness?
(a) There is always a reason.
(b) It is not surprising.
(c) It is necessary.
(d) There is no change.

9. Why does Pompey's friend refuse to pay his bail this time?
(a) He deserves to go to jail.
(b) He never repaid the last bail that was posted.
(c) His friend needs the money for something else.
(d) He did not pay his friend's bail.

10. Who shows the woman how to enter Angelo's house for the rendezvous?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Escalus.
(c) Angelo.
(d) The servants.

11. How does Claudio react when he first hears of the proposition made to Isabella?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Confused.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Excited.

12. What is the name of the woman who is engaged to Angelo?
(a) Mary.
(b) Marian.
(c) Mariana.
(d) Maria.

13. What time is Claudio supposed to be killed?
(a) 4:00 am.
(b) 6:00 pm.
(c) 5:00 am.
(d) 7:00 pm.

14. What does Lucio tell the disguised Duke that he has seen the Duke do?
(a) Applaud bawds.
(b) Enter whorehouses.
(c) Cheat on his wife.
(d) Drink heavily.

15. What are the men reading letters from the Duke worried about?
(a) The Duke's sanity.
(b) The Duke's reputation.
(c) The Duke's safety.
(d) The Duke's judgment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the Duke order Claudio's execution to be delayed for?

2. What is the name of the executioner?

3. What does Lucio call the Duke while speaking to Isabella after Claudio's supposed execution?

4. Why does Barnardine refuse to be executed in Claudio's place?

5. What time is Barnardine supposed to be executed?

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