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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 does Isabella say is hurt by Claudio's crime?
(a) His unborn child.
(b) God alone.
(c) Only himself.
(d) Nobody.

2. What does the Duke think of his city at the beginning of the play?
(a) It has become corrupt.
(b) It is the best place on earth.
(c) It is too big for its boundaries.
(d) He has no strong feelings either way.

3. What has Isabella unloosed in Angelo after pleading for her brother's life?
(a) His anger.
(b) His compassion.
(c) His lust.
(d) His temptations.

4. What does Isabella feel the need to prepare Claudio for after her second meeting with Angelo?
(a) A ruined reputation.
(b) Escape.
(c) Death.
(d) Her wedding.

5. What is the name of the Friar the Duke speaks with in Act 1?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Bryan.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Duke plan to speak with when he leaves the scene after talking to the woman?

2. What does Claudio's friend call his sister when he finds her?

3. How does Escalus describe the new deputy?

4. Who is Claudio's sister talking to when she first appears on stage?

5. Where does Act 2, Scene 3 take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Duke help Claudio prepare for death?

3. What does the Duke say to Isabella about Claudio's supposed execution after his disguise is made known?

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

5. What does Escalus ask Angelo at the beginning of Act 2, and what is Angelo's response?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Isabella think her brother will say about Angelo's proposition to her?

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