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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the gang members do when Brown arrives?
(a) Keep eating.
(b) Attack him.
(c) Hide.
(d) Greet him.

2. What does Polly get to revive her mother in Act One Scene Three?
(a) Smelling salts.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Cordial Medoc.
(d) Champagne.

3. Which is NOT one of the soldier's names in the song Macheath and Brown sing at the feast?
(a) John.
(b) Georgie.
(c) Jim.
(d) Mackie.

4. What present do the thugs give to Polly?
(a) A nightgown.
(b) Perfume.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) A kitten.

5. Why does Mac berate the Gang in Act One Scene Two?
(a) He requests no bloodshed.
(b) They doesn't inform the minister.
(c) He wants more gold.
(d) They forgets to bring candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say Macheath flees to in Act Two Scene Four?

2. What does Brown tell Polly about Macheath?

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

4. Who threatens to "tan your behind" to Polly?

5. Who says, "But love is the finest thing in the world"?

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