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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Claudio feel after speaking with the disguised Duke?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Prepared to die.
(d) Anxious.

2. Who arranges a rendezvous with Angelo at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Juliet.
(c) Mariana.
(d) The Duke.

3. Who is supposed to accuse Angelo of fornication?
(a) Isabella.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Mariana.
(d) Juliet.

4. Who offers Pompey a position in the prison?
(a) The executioner.
(b) Escalus.
(c) The Duke.
(d) The provost.

5. Whose child does Mistress Overdone raise?
(a) Claudio's.
(b) Angelo's.
(c) The Duke's.
(d) Lucio's.

6. How long has Mistress Overdone been a prostitute?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 9 years.

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

8. Why is Pompey unable to move Barnardine for his execution?
(a) He is sleeping.
(b) He is already dead.
(c) He is too heavy.
(d) He is chained to the wall.

9. Who does Isabella think should accuse Angelo of fornication?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Juliet.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Mariana.

10. What does the Duke tell Isabella to put her faith in when she is told Claudio was killed?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The church.
(c) Her heart.
(d) The Duke.

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

12. How long does the Duke order Claudio's execution to be delayed for?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 4 days.

13. What does the Duke do when Isabella comes to see Claudio in prison?
(a) Comforts Isabella.
(b) Hides where he can hear them.
(c) Prays with them.
(d) Gives them privacy.

14. Who does Mariana think should accuse Angelo of fornication?
(a) Isabella.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Mariana.

15. Who does the Duke say will free Claudio from prison when he meets the provost there?
(a) Escalus.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Angelo.
(d) The Duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who is engaged to Angelo?

2. How does the brother of Angelo's fiancee die?

3. Who does Angelo's fiancee ask for permission to be a part of the plan?

4. What does Claudio ask the Duke to do for him after Isabella leaves?

5. What action does Angelo regret?

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