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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 Angelo tell Isabella he feels for her?
(a) Love.
(b) Dependence.
(c) Passion.
(d) Lust.

2. What is the Constable's name?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Hip.
(c) Elbow.
(d) Ankle.

3. What does Claudio's sister promise to do when she hears of her brother's arrest?
(a) Bless him.
(b) Pray for him.
(c) Visit him.
(d) Try to help him.

4. What do the gentlemen in scene two say they probably have as a result of their lifestyle?
(a) Debt.
(b) Illegitimate children.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Venerial diseases.

5. What about Isabella allows Angelo to be vulnerable?
(a) Her shyness.
(b) Her virtue.
(c) Her logic.
(d) Her confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what point does Escalus disagree with Angelo?

2. Why is Juliet sent away from the prison at the beginning of Act 2?

3. Why does the Duke not honor the wishes of his new deputy at the beginning of the play?

4. In Act 2, Scene 4, what does Angelo say he cannot stop thinking about?

5. Where is the Duke seeking refuge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Isabella's response to Angelo's proposition to her?

2. What kind of life does Isabella want to lead?

3. Why does Isabella think Mariana should accuse Angelo of fornication?

4. What is Claudio arrested for?

5. What does Juliet tell the Duke in Act 2, Scene 3?

6. What are Lucio and his friends talking about when they first appear on scene?

7. What does the Duke have to do before he leaves the city at the beginning of the book?

8. Who does the Constable bring before Escalus and Angelo, and what are they accused of?

9. What is Mariana doing when she first appears on stage, and where is she?

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

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