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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who do the thieves sing about in Act One Scene Two?
(a) Victoria and William.
(b) Joseph and Mary.
(c) Bill and Mary.
(d) Lucy and William.

3. Whose coronation is taking place during the time of the play?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Queen Margaret.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Prince Albert.

4. Who says, "But love is the finest thing in the world"?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Polly.
(d) Mrs. Peachum.

5. Which character says, "You get that every day at Mac the Knife's. You've landed in the honey pot all right."
(a) Matthew.
(b) Filch.
(c) Jake.
(d) Ned.

6. What is the reward for turning in Macheath?
(a) One hundred pounds.
(b) Forty pounds.
(c) Sixty pounds.
(d) Two hundred pounds.

7. Who is spoken to in an "aside"?
(a) The audience.
(b) The actors.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The director.

8. To which district is Filch assigned in Act One?
(a) Baker Street District.
(b) East District.
(c) Soho.
(d) North District.

9. What play is The Threepenny Opera based upon?
(a) The Beggar's Opera.
(b) Mac the Knife.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Antony and Cleopatra.

10. What is the name of the prison or jailhouse?
(a) London's Can.
(b) British Clinker.
(c) Old Bailey.
(d) Scotland Yard.

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

12. What happens to the fois gras for the feast?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) The police confiscate it.
(c) Someone drops it.
(d) Jimmy eats it.

13. What is in the vans arriving in Act One Scene Two?
(a) Stolen furniture.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Gifts from the Queen.
(d) Horses.

14. What does Brown tell Polly about Macheath?
(a) He does his best to keep him out of prison.
(b) There is nothing he can do for him now.
(c) He loves him.
(d) He kills him.

15. What is the song about that Polly sings for the thugs?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A dishwasher.
(d) A prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the opening of Act One Scene Two?

2. Who is Mr. Peachum's daughter?

3. What does Peachum tell his daughter to do in Act One Scene Three?

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

5. For whom does the character Matt work?

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