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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. Who questions the validity of Claudio's expedited execution?
(a) Escalus.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Duke.
(d) The Provost.

2. Who leads Claudio through the streets when he is arrested?
(a) The jailer.
(b) The Provost.
(c) The Duke.
(d) The deputy.

3. What is Claudio's sister's name?
(a) Julia.
(b) Brittania.
(c) Portia.
(d) Isabella.

4. How does Claudio's sister feel when she first hears of her brother's arrest?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She feels justice has been served.
(c) She is not surprised.
(d) She can't believe it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Pompey bring the first time he is on stage?

2. When does Angelo ask to see Isabella again after she pleads for her brother's life?

3. What has Angelo never had a weakness for in the past?

4. What does Isabella ask Angelo when she meets with him the day after pleading for her brother's life?

5. What is Lucio joking about the first time he is on stage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Escalus say about the Duke's idea to appoint Angelo as the new deputy?

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

4. How is the plan first explained to Mariana, and how does she feel about it?

5. How does the Duke punish Lucio?

6. What is Claudio arrested for?

7. Where does the Duke go in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

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

10. What is the Provost doing with Claudio, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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