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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. What is the setting of the opening of Act One Scene Two?
(a) A church.
(b) A rooftop.
(c) A stable.
(d) Mr. Peachum's shop.

2. In which setting does Act Three begin?
(a) The stable.
(b) The whorehouse.
(c) The Beggar's Friend, Ltd.
(d) The jail.

3. Where does Act Two Scene Four take place?
(a) Peachum's shop.
(b) The stable.
(c) The garden.
(d) The jail.

4. Who is the author of The Threepenny Opera?
(a) Vladimir Mayakovsky.
(b) Erwin Piscator.
(c) Vsevolod Meyerhold.
(d) Bertolt Brecht.

5. Who sings the Ballad of Sexual Obsession?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Polly.
(c) Mrs. Peachum.
(d) Mr. Peachum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "What do you mean, pretty? It's not pretty, you idiot! It's art, it's not pretty."

2. What does Macheath say about Jimmy II?

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

4. What is Tiger Brown's profession?

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

(see the answer key)

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