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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 threatens to "tan your behind" to Polly?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Mr. Peachum.
(d) Mrs. Peachum.

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

3. Which is NOT one of the soldier's names in the song Macheath and Brown sing at the feast?
(a) Mackie.
(b) Jim.
(c) John.
(d) Georgie.

4. What is the setting of the opening of Act One Scene Two?
(a) A church.
(b) A stable.
(c) Mr. Peachum's shop.
(d) A rooftop.

5. What does Mac order the legs cut off from in Act One Scene Two?
(a) A piano.
(b) The Queen.
(c) A robber.
(d) A harpsichord.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say Macheath flees to in Act Two Scene Four?

2. What is Matthew's nickname?

3. Which Egyptian king does Peachum tell Brown about?

4. What is the name of the prison or jailhouse?

5. What "surprise gift" do the thugs uncover at the end of Act One Scene Two?

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