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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Claudio been arrested for?
(a) Hitting a priest.
(b) Stealing bread.
(c) Gambling on Sunday.
(d) Impregnating his fiancee.

2. What does Escalus say he will do if Pompey is arrested again?
(a) Have him whipped.
(b) Tell his wife.
(c) Throw him in prison.
(d) Fine him heavily.

3. How long have the laws been unenforced in Vienna?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 14 years.

4. How do the people in Vienna view the laws, according to the Duke?
(a) They don't know them.
(b) They laugh at them.
(c) They have forgotten them.
(d) They fear them.

5. What does the Duke tell his new deputy to use in judgment?
(a) The law.
(b) His soul.
(c) His heart.
(d) His mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isabella hate about her brother?

2. What is Pompey accused of?

3. Who questions the validity of Claudio's expedited execution?

4. What does Escalus ask the Constable for a list of?

5. Who argues with Angelo about Claudio's sentence at the beginning of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucio say to the disguised Duke in the prison?

2. What position does the Provost offer to Pompey?

3. How does Escalus describe the Duke in Act 3?

4. Who is Mariana?

5. What does Isabella think when she is first told about her brother's arrest?

6. What information does the Duke ask from the Provost?

7. What is done in place of Barnardine's execution?

8. What message does Angelo send the Provost while the Duke is in the prison?

9. What punishments are given to the men that the Constable brings before Escalus and Angelo?

10. What does Lucio tell Isabella about Claudio's arrest?

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