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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What does the Duke warn Isabella of when Angelo is accused?
(a) Angelo will be angry.
(b) Escalus will accuse her of treachery.
(c) He may not take her side at first.
(d) She will not be believed.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Pompey compare prostitutes to?
(a) Artists.
(b) Salesmen.
(c) Jailers.
(d) Businessmen.

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

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

11. Who does Angelo know he has wronged while the Duke is gone?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Mariana.
(c) Claudio.
(d) Lucio.

12. What does the Duke tell Angelo's fiancee to calm her fears about the plan?
(a) Angelo will forgive her when he remembers how lovely she is.
(b) It is not a sin since they are engaged.
(c) Isabella has no feelings for Angelo.
(d) She will come to love him soon enough.

13. How does Angelo's fiancee feel about him after he refuses to marry her?
(a) She wants him to suffer.
(b) She still loves him.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She is curious about him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pompey arrested for in Act 3?

2. How does the Duke hope Angelo's fiancee will feel after the plan is enacted?

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

4. How does Ragozine die?

5. What is the first woman doing that the Duke sees in Act 4?

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