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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peachum tell his daughter to do in Act One Scene Three?
(a) Get divorced.
(b) Make dinner.
(c) Change clothes.
(d) Go back to Macheath.

2. What does Polly get to revive her mother in Act One Scene Three?
(a) Smelling salts.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Cordial Medoc.
(d) Champagne.

3. What do the gang members do when Brown arrives?
(a) Hide.
(b) Greet him.
(c) Attack him.
(d) Keep eating.

4. What happens to the fois gras for the feast?
(a) The police confiscate it.
(b) Jimmy eats it.
(c) Someone drops it.
(d) It is stolen.

5. Which thug mentions Lucy in Act One Scene Two?
(a) Ned.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Filch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sings the song, "What Keeps Mankind Alive"?

2. What is the setting of the opening of Act One Scene Two?

3. What does Mac order the legs cut off from in Act One Scene Two?

4. What nickname does Macheath refer to Tiger Brown as?

5. Where does Macheath seduce two sisters under the age of consent?

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