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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. Who does Peachum take with him to see the Sheriff?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Polly.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Mrs. Peachum.

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

3. Who is Matthew?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A thief.
(d) A pimp.

4. What does Lucy say she wants from Mac in the jail?
(a) His money.
(b) To be an honest woman.
(c) His word of honor.
(d) For him to divorce Polly.

5. Who sings, "They say I have a lovely ankle and the best proportions in the city"?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Polly.
(c) Molly.
(d) Lucy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Polly ask of Macheath before he goes?

2. Who sings, "What the use of grieving, when the mother who bore you (Mary, pity women!) knows it all before you"?

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

4. How does Macheath pay Smith for his purchase in the jail?

5. What is the reward for turning in Macheath?

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