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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. Which character is beaten for begging on the streets without a license?
(a) Matt.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Macheath.
(d) Filch.

2. Who is spoken to in an "aside"?
(a) The audience.
(b) The director.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The actors.

3. What does Polly request the thugs do while she sings in Act One?
(a) Pretend they're beggars.
(b) Dance.
(c) Pretend they're customers at a bar.
(d) Pretend to pay her money.

4. How is Mac executed?
(a) Lethal Injection.
(b) Beheading.
(c) Firing Squad.
(d) Hanging.

5. Where does Mr. Peachum tell Filch to inform the police that Macheath is?
(a) Jenny's brothel.
(b) Suky Tawdry's place.
(c) Highland.
(d) Polly's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the gang members do when Brown arrives?

2. Who is Mr. Peachum's daughter?

3. What does Macheath always wear?

4. Why does Polly say she's come to see Lucy in Act Three Scene eight?

5. How much money does Mac ask Jake and Matthew for from jail?

(see the answer key)

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