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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Barnardine refuse to be executed in Claudio's place?
(a) He has not spoken with a priest.
(b) He is too drunk.
(c) He has not eaten.
(d) He is innocent.

2. Why does Angelo choose to not marry his fiancee?
(a) Her dowry was lost.
(b) Her brother was a shame to his name.
(c) He lost interest in her.
(d) She was not virtuous.

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

4. Who is reading letters from the Duke at the end of Act 4?
(a) Escalus and Angelo.
(b) The Provost and Pompey.
(c) Isabella and Mariana.
(d) Friar Thomas and Friar Peter.

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

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

7. Who does Angelo's fiancee ask for permission to be a part of the plan?
(a) A priest.
(b) Her father.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Isabella.

8. What does the Duke say makes the sweetest end?
(a) Resolution.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Love.
(d) Heroes.

9. When will the rendezvous with Angelo take place?
(a) Tomorrow afternoon.
(b) That night.
(c) The next morning.
(d) The next week.

10. What is Ragozine's crime?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Piracy.
(d) Treason.

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

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

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

14. Who is the person who knows the Duke's disguise supposed to deliver something to?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Escalus.
(c) Angelo.
(d) The Duke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the person who knows the Duke's disguise supposed to deliver what the Duke gave to him?

2. How long has Barnardine been a prisoner?

3. How long has Mistress Overdone been a prostitute?

4. What does Isabella threaten to do to Angelo when he tells her Claudio is dead?

5. What does the Duke say to Lucio about Angelo's strictness?

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