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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 Claudio's sister promise to do when she hears of her brother's arrest?
(a) Visit him.
(b) Try to help him.
(c) Bless him.
(d) Pray for him.

2. What does the Provost say will happen to Angelo after Claudio's execution?
(a) He will be fired.
(b) He will regret it.
(c) He will feel too confident.
(d) He will have changed nothing.

3. What has Claudio been arrested for?
(a) Stealing bread.
(b) Impregnating his fiancee.
(c) Gambling on Sunday.
(d) Hitting a priest.

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

5. Who have men been sent to find after Claudio's arrest?
(a) The Duke.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Prince.
(d) The Baron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Constable's name?

2. What does Angelo tell Isabella he feels for her?

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

4. What does Angelo say Isabella can do to save her brother?

5. What kind of life does Claudio's sister want to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Claudio arrested for?

2. What is done in place of Barnardine's execution?

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

4. What does the Duke have to do before he leaves the city at the beginning of the book?

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

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

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

8. What punishments are given to the men that the Constable brings before Escalus and Angelo?

9. What does Mistress Overdone reveal about Lucio?

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

(see the answer keys)

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