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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 9, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Low-Dive Jenny's profession?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Barmaid.
(c) Actress.
(d) Prostitute.

2. What is Tiger Brown's profession?
(a) Thief.
(b) Beggar.
(c) Sheriff.
(d) Constable.

3. Where is Lucy's bedroom?
(a) At Macheath's house.
(b) In the Peachum's home.
(c) In Jenny's brothel.
(d) Above the jail.

4. What does Mr. Peachum tell Celia to get for the ladies in Act Three?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Money.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Wine.

5. What play is The Threepenny Opera based upon?
(a) Antony and Cleopatra.
(b) The Beggar's Opera.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Mac the Knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Macheath say to Mrs. Peachum when he sees her outside the brothel?

2. Who sings "Ballade of Immoral Earnings"?

3. What does Peachum intend to disrupt the Coronation with?

4. What does Macheath buy from Smith in the jail?

5. How many holdups does Macheath commit according to his charges?

(see the answer key)

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