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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Jonathan Peachum's wife?
(a) Polly.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Celia.

3. What present do the thugs give to Polly?
(a) Perfume.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) A nightgown.
(d) A kitten.

4. How many holdups does Macheath commit according to his charges?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fourteen.

5. What is Macheath's nickname?
(a) The Prince of Thieves.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Mac the Knife.
(d) The Dark Knight.

6. What does Macheath say about Jimmy II?
(a) Get rid of him.
(b) Clean work.
(c) Unreliable.
(d) Impertinent bastard.

7. Who sings "Barbara Song"?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Mrs. Peachum.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Polly.

8. Which character is beaten for begging on the streets without a license?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Matt.
(c) Macheath.
(d) Filch.

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

10. Where does Macheath seduce two sisters under the age of consent?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Winchester.
(c) London.
(d) Highland.

11. Who sings the prologue of The Threepenny Opera?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Polly.
(d) The Ballad Singer.

12. Who is Matthew?
(a) A pimp.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A thief.

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

14. Who says, "If you are, these gentlemen would rip your pants off long ago and tan your ass for you"?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Polly.
(d) Macheath.

15. What is the name of the song Macheath and Brown sing at the feast?
(a) The War Cry.
(b) The Cannon Song.
(c) Daniel's Message.
(d) The Soldier's Ballad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Polly that Macheath has several women?

2. Who is spoken to in an "aside"?

3. In what city does The Threepenny Opera take place?

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

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

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