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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 does the Duke plan to disguise himself as?
(a) A servant.
(b) A friar.
(c) A woman.
(d) A lawyer.

2. How does Isabella respond to Angelo's offer to spare her brother?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She asks to have some time to think about it.
(c) She thanks him and accepts.
(d) She refuses.

3. Who is Claudio's sister talking to when she first appears on stage?
(a) A nun.
(b) A groundskeeper.
(c) Her father.
(d) A priest.

4. In Act 2, Scene 4, what does Angelo say he cannot stop thinking about?
(a) Justice.
(b) Claudio.
(c) His new power.
(d) Isabella.

5. What does Isabella feel the need to prepare Claudio for after her second meeting with Angelo?
(a) A ruined reputation.
(b) Death.
(c) Her wedding.
(d) Escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who have men been sent to find after Claudio's arrest?

2. How does the Duke feel about what the woman tells him in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What is Juliet's crime?

4. On what point does Escalus disagree with Angelo?

5. What reason does the disguised Duke give for asking the provost for some information?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Duke feel about Claudio's sentencing in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. What does Isabella think her brother will say about Angelo's proposition to her?

3. What is the proposition Angelo gives to Isabella?

4. How does the Duke punish Lucio?

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

6. Why does the Duke choose to appoint Angelo as the new deputy?

7. What does the disguised Duke say to further convince Mariana to participate in the plot?

8. What news does Pompey bring when he first appears on stage?

9. What is the Duke's plan to save Claudio's life and please Mariana?

10. What does Friar Peter do with Mariana and Isabella at the end of Act 4?

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