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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the celebration for in Act One Scene Two?
(a) A robbery.
(b) The marriage of Macheath and Lucy.
(c) The Queen's coronation.
(d) Macheath's wedding to Polly.

2. Whose coronation is taking place during the time of the play?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Queen Margaret.
(c) Prince Albert.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

3. Who sings the prologue of The Threepenny Opera?
(a) The Ballad Singer.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Macheath.
(d) Polly.

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

5. What is Macheath's nickname?
(a) Mac the Knife.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Dark Knight.
(d) The Prince of Thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is spoken to in an "aside"?

2. What is the name of Jonathan Peachum's wife?

3. Which character is beaten for begging on the streets without a license?

4. What is Tiger Brown's profession?

5. What is in the vans arriving in Act One Scene Two?

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