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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Escalus say he will do if Pompey is arrested again?

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

3. What does Isabella threaten to do that would ruin Angelo's reputation?

4. Who does the Duke appoint as his new deputy?

5. Who allows the laws in Vienna to go unenforced for so long?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Lucio say to the disguised Duke in the prison?

6. What does Juliet tell the Duke in Act 2, Scene 3?

7. What does one of the accused men say about the new law enforcement measures at the beginning of Act 2?

8. How does the Duke plan to observe the actions of Angelo?

9. What does the disguised Duke say to further convince Mariana to participate in the plot?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect those characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Isabella presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What is this philosophy, and how does this different idealism affect the people around her?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Shakespeare have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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