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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 9, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Macheath buy from Smith in the jail?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) More comfortable handcuffs.
(d) Freedom.

2. What does Lucy say she wants from Mac in the jail?
(a) His money.
(b) For him to divorce Polly.
(c) To be an honest woman.
(d) His word of honor.

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

4. What do the prostitutes talk about after Jenny's exit in the brothel?
(a) Men.
(b) Music.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Poetry.

5. Who does Filch rush in to tell Peachum is on their way?
(a) The police.
(b) Polly.
(c) Macheath.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Egyptian king does Peachum tell Brown about?

3. Who sings "Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavor"?

4. Who sings the lines, "Go to the Queen and say that her subjects need her, Go in a group and tell her of his trouble, Like pigs all following behind their leader"?

5. When Mrs. Peachum comes to take Polly from the jail, what does she call Macheath?

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