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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 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.

2. What is the Sheriff's name?
(a) Peachum.
(b) Brown.
(c) Filch.
(d) Kimball.

3. How many shopkeepers does Macheath kill, according to his charges?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

5. What is the name of the song the thugs sing at the feast?
(a) Wedding song for the Less Well-off.
(b) The Church Bells of Manchester.
(c) The Day of Bill's Last Breath.
(d) The Wedding Ballad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What present do the thugs give to Polly?

2. Why do the beggars return to Peachum's shop in Act One Scene Three?

3. What does Macheath always wear?

4. How many holdups does Macheath commit according to his charges?

5. Where are Macheath and Tiger soldiers together?

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