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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 do the prostitutes talk about after Jenny's exit in the brothel?
(a) Men.
(b) Music.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Poetry.

2. Who tells Polly that Macheath has several women?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Mrs. Peachum.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Mr. Peachum.

3. Which prostitute has underwear with the "black lace border"?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Molly.
(c) Betty.
(d) Jenny.

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

5. Who sings "Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavor"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Polly.
(d) Peachum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are people jamming the streets in Act Three Scene Nine?

2. What is the Sheriff's name?

3. What does Mac apologize to Polly for in Act One Scene Two?

4. Which Egyptian king does Peachum tell Brown about?

5. Who sings at the end of Act One Scene Two?

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