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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the disguised Duke tell Escalus is lacking in people?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Patience.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Intergity.

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

3. What does Isabella threaten to do to Angelo when he tells her Claudio is dead?
(a) Curse him to hell.
(b) Pluck his eyes out.
(c) Spread rumors about him.
(d) Castrate him.

4. Who asks to speak with Isabella alone after her meeting with Claudio in prison?
(a) Angelo.
(b) Lucio.
(c) The Provost.
(d) The Duke.

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

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

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

8. What word does Lucio use to describe Angelo in Act 3?
(a) Tyrannical.
(b) Satanic.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Inhuman.

9. 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.

10. What does Lucio call the Duke while speaking to Isabella after Claudio's supposed execution?
(a) Duke of Devotion.
(b) Duke of Dreaded Innocence.
(c) Duke of Dark Corners.
(d) Duke of Devastation.

11. What does the Duke want brought to the gate when he returns to the city?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Some chairs.
(c) His crown.
(d) Trumpets.

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

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

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

15. What action does Angelo regret?
(a) Sleeping with Isabella.
(b) Killing Claudio.
(c) Causing a scandal.
(d) Conferring with Escalus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Mistress Overdone into the prison in Act 3?

2. How will the woman get into Angelo's house for the rendezvous?

3. Who does Isabella think should accuse Angelo of fornication?

4. What does the provost hope the Duke will have when he enters the prison?

5. Who does Mariana think should accuse Angelo of fornication?

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