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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the police headquarters in London?
(a) Scotland Yard.
(b) Britain Protection.
(c) The Queen's Island.
(d) London Yard.

3. Who sings at the end of Act One Scene Two?
(a) Polly and Mr. Peachum.
(b) Mrs. Peachum and Mr. Peachum.
(c) Polly and Macheath.
(d) Macheath and Ned.

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

5. Which character sings a morning hymn in Act One Scene One?
(a) Mrs. Peachum.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Polly Peachum.
(d) Jonathan Peachum.

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

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

8. What nickname does Macheath refer to Tiger Brown as?
(a) Johnnie.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Sheriff.
(d) Tiger.

9. What is Mr. Peachum's fee for services?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 90 percent.
(d) 50 percent.

10. Why does Mac berate the Gang in Act One Scene Two?
(a) He requests no bloodshed.
(b) They forgets to bring candles.
(c) They doesn't inform the minister.
(d) He wants more gold.

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

12. Where are Macheath and Tiger soldiers together?
(a) India.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) Ireland.

13. What does Polly bring with her to see Macheath in Act Two Scene Four?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) A marriage certificate.
(c) A list of charges.
(d) A bag of money.

14. Where does Macheath have a scar?
(a) His hand.
(b) His arm.
(c) His face.
(d) His neck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Polly to send Macheath's money?

2. Which character is beaten for begging on the streets without a license?

3. What does Polly get to revive her mother in Act One Scene Three?

4. What does Mac order the legs cut off from in Act One Scene Two?

5. Where does Macheath seduce two sisters under the age of consent?

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