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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sings, "They say I have a lovely ankle and the best proportions in the city"?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Molly.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Polly.

2. What is Macheath's "Tragic Flaw"?
(a) Pride.
(b) Recklessness.
(c) Sexual urges.
(d) Drinking.

3. Whom does Mrs. Peachum tell to escort the girls to the door in Act Three?
(a) Polly.
(b) Filch.
(c) Macheath.
(d) Mr. Peachum.

4. Who does Brown arrive to arrest in Act Three?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Peachum.
(c) Polly.
(d) Jenny.

5. Who sings "Ballade of Immoral Earnings"?
(a) Jake and Lucy.
(b) Polly and Mrs. Peachum.
(c) Mac and Jenny.
(d) Mac and Lucy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the prostitutes talk about after Jenny's exit in the brothel?

2. Who is the main character in The Threepenny Opera?

3. What is Polly referred to as by Lucy?

4. Why does Mac berate the Gang in Act One Scene Two?

5. What does Brown do when Mac doesn't speak to him?

(see the answer key)

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