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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 is Claudio's sister doing while he is being arrested?
(a) Becoming a nun.
(b) Having a baby.
(c) Burrying her husband.
(d) Getting married.

2. Who is the first woman the Duke meets in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Mistress Overdone.
(b) Isabella.
(c) The nun.
(d) Juliet.

3. What is the new deputy instructed to do?
(a) Enforce the laws.
(b) Keep the peace.
(c) Fill the jails.
(d) Increase purity.

4. On what point does Escalus disagree with Angelo?
(a) Fear is the best motivator.
(b) The city is unbearable.
(c) Claudio's punishment should be harsh.
(d) Laws must be enforced.

5. Where is the Duke seeking refuge?
(a) The friary.
(b) The bell tower.
(c) The monastery.
(d) The poor house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Froth accused of doing?

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

3. What does the Duke feel Claudio deserves after speaking with the woman in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

5. What does the Duke think will happen to Angelo when given power?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Duke want to do at the city gate when he returns?

2. What does Isabella say at the end of the first scene she appears in?

3. How does Angelo feel after Isabella has left?

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

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

6. What arguments are brought against the death of Claudio in Act 2, Scene 2?

7. What does the Duke do to get the Provost to disobey Angelo's orders?

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

9. Why does the Duke request a special meeting with Friar Peter?

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

(see the answer keys)

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