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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 tell his new deputy to use in judgment?
(a) His heart.
(b) The law.
(c) His soul.
(d) His mind.

2. How does Lucio react to the news that Claudio has been arrested?
(a) He is sad.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is angry.

3. Where is Claudio's sister when she first appears on stage?
(a) In her brother's house.
(b) At a graveyard.
(c) At a convent.
(d) In church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Claudio through the streets when he is arrested?

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

3. Who does Isabella plan to tell of Angelo's offer to her?

4. What has Claudio been arrested for?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Isabella supposed to enter Angelo's house for the rendezvous, and why?

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