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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 the Duke ask the provost to tell him?

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

3. Who is trying to make an example of Claudio?

4. How does Lucio react to the news that Claudio has been arrested?

5. What is the name of the Friar the Duke speaks with in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Claudio arrested for?

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

3. What does Lucio do when he hears of Claudio's supposed execution?

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

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

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

7. What information does the Duke ask from the Provost?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this play as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How is this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

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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