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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 Isabella feel the need to prepare Claudio for after her second meeting with Angelo?

2. What has Claudio been arrested for?

3. What does the woman tell the disguised Duke in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What does Isabella call Angelo as she pleads for her brother's life?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Mariana?

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

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

6. What news does Pompey bring when he first appears on stage?

7. What does the Duke say Angelo has never done before his time as the deputy?

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

9. What does the Duke say about his city at the beginning of the book?

10. What does the Duke ask Friar Peter to do during the private meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this play all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

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

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