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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. Why is the Duke appointing a new deputy?
(a) He wants less responsibilities.
(b) The old one died.
(c) He is going away.
(d) The city is growing.

2. Who does the Duke appoint as his new deputy?
(a) Angeliano.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Antoinne.
(d) Antonio.

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

4. How does the Duke describe Angelo?
(a) A man of solace.
(b) A man of action.
(c) A man of duty.
(d) A man of abstinence.

5. What does Escalus ask the Constable for a list of?
(a) People waiting to be judged.
(b) The laws and punishments.
(c) Replacements for his job.
(d) Prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Duke plan to disguise himself as?

2. Who allows the laws in Vienna to go unenforced for so long?

3. What is the name of the Friar the Duke speaks with in Act 1?

4. How does Isabella respond to Angelo's offer to spare her brother?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Duke say when he is left alone on stage in the prison?

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

3. What does Isabella do when she meets with Angelo?

4. What does the Duke say Angelo has never done before his time as the deputy?

5. What do Angelo and Escalus think about the letters they received from the Duke?

6. What does Mistress Overdone reveal about Lucio?

7. What does Angelo say when he is first called to be the new deputy?

8. What position does the Provost offer to Pompey?

9. What is the proposition Angelo gives to Isabella?

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

(see the answer keys)

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