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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sings at the end of Act One Scene Two?
(a) Polly and Mr. Peachum.
(b) Polly and Macheath.
(c) Macheath and Ned.
(d) Mrs. Peachum and Mr. Peachum.

2. Where is the carpet from at Macheath and Polly's feast?
(a) Oriental Rugs, Ltd.
(b) India Trading Post.
(c) Oriental Carpet Company.
(d) The royal palace.

3. What is the name of the prison or jailhouse?
(a) Scotland Yard.
(b) Old Bailey.
(c) British Clinker.
(d) London's Can.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Macheath always wear?

2. What is Macheath's nickname?

3. Where does Mrs. Peachum go after Act One Scene Three?

4. What is the reward for turning in Macheath?

5. What nickname does Macheath refer to Tiger Brown as?

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